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lMiliar diseases of the dog 
dern methods of treatment 
t to feed & how to housebreak 

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Copyright, 1916, by Cecil ffrench 




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FOREWORD 

It is fit and proper to explain and justify one's existence. We 
exist because the Dog Owners of North America, and to a less 
extent of Europe, demand our existence, to the end that they 
may be supplied with something, the like of which they are 
unable to obtain from others. That something is our re- 
markable line of Remedies. This line is modest in extent — 
it consists only of some dozen different preparations — but it 
represents the best of medicaments that can be intelligently 
applied to the Dog by those who have not received a medical 
training. It goes no further. There is no room for the 
empirical or "sure-cure" type of dubious preparation amongst 
The ffrench Remedies. Moreover, we have consistently re- 
frained from placmg in the hands of the laity preparations for 
the treatment of obscure troubles, which for safe handling 
require the special surgical knowledge of the qualified prac- 
titioner. In this class of preparations belong, amongst others, 
those for treatment of Disorders of the Urinary Apparatus 
which are referred to elsewhere. Every one of The ffrench 
Remedies can be employed with absolute safety. By this we 
mean that there is not a single one which if administered in 
the prescribed dose by mistake under the wrong conditions 
can exert any ill-effect. It either does good or it does no 
harm. And, as the reader peruses the following pages he 
will become aware that in our productions we have limited 
our efforts to those preparations which are practicable, that 
we frankly advise him when he is treading on dangerous 
ground and should not trust to his own judgment in the 
selection of remedies, and that we do not seek to inveigle him 
into buying any preparation the use of which is not positively 
indicated. Everything we offer has time without number in 
the past, in the hands of our satisfied patrons, done what it 
purports to do, and we feel we can conscientiously solicit 
those who are still strangers to the excellent qualities of our 
preparations to use The ffrench Remedies in preference to all 
others. 

As to the value of what is written in the following pages 
we leave it to the judgment of the reader, confident that he 
will find it teeming with useful information put before him_ in 
a manner interesting, easily understood and novel — something 
quite different from that to which he has hitherto been ac- 
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HOW TO FEED 

PROPER FOODSTUFFS. By nature the dog is carniv- 
orous. This means that his natural diet, like that of his 
cousin the wolf, is flesh. Under domesticat.v)n the dog has 
become omnivorous so that his appetite prompts him to par- 
take of a wide range of foodstuffs. An absolute flesh diet 
would be well assimilated by the domesticated dog if he had 
to roam and hunt for his nutriment as does the wolf, for 
in so doing he would secure the amount of exercise neces- 
sary to maintain his digestive, assimilative and excretory 
organs in good working order. But, during his long asso- 
ciation with human beings the dog has been permitted, with 
some few exceptions, to live a life of indolent ease with con- 
sequent sluggishness of body functions so that it has been 
found best to modify his natural diet, and whilst still main- 
taining the meat element, to substitute for part of it some- 
thing else. Experiments have shown that it is possible to 
maintain a dog weighing 85 pounds while at rest in a state 
of nutritive equilibrium on 31/3 pounds of lean meat daily. 
If fat to the amount of 5 or 6 ounces is substituted for a 
portion of the lean meat he can be kept in the same condi- 
tion on less than 3 pounds of the latter. In place of fat. 
sugar and starch may be used since they act in the same 
manner as fat. When meat and sugar or starch are eaten a 
domesticated dog will gain in weight more rapidly than 
when meat alone is fed. Starch can be supplied in the form 
of cereals and stale whole-wheat bread is one of the best 
of the cereals for this purpose; oatmeal, cornmeal, hominy 
and rice closely following. A well-balanced ration for the 
average healthy adult dog consists of part lean meat and 
part composed of any one of the farinaceous elements enu- 
merated above, well cooked together by boiling; but table 
scraps, properly proportioned, may be utilized for this pur- 
pose. The proportion of one to the other depends on the 
amount of daily exercise to which each dog is accustomed 
and must be ascertained by observation, but it should be 
borne in mind that a largely representative farinaceous or 
starchy diet is very poorly assimilated in the dog. For this 
reason, potatoes, which are rich in starch, are not proper nu- 
triment. This brings us to the subject of Milk. Whilst it 
is possible to maintain an adult, developed dog in nutritive 
equilibrium on an absolute diet of cow's milk for quite a 
long time, this substance, not being as rich as bitch's milk, 
is quite insufficient for developing puppies and so it becomes 



necessary to modify it to conform in nutritive elements to 
the latter, which is a simple procedure and easily undertaken. 
Modified milk becomes necessary in those cases where the 
maternal supply is inadequate to meet the demand of a husky 
litter and where, on account of the death of the mother, it 
is incumbent to substitute artificial feeding; and whilst not 
exactly necessary, may be advantageously employed to tide 
over the weaning process at from 6 to 8 weeks of age, which 
is always more or less of a set-back to all puppies for a few 
days till the digestive processes adapt themselves to the 
new conditions. 

In every 100 parts of average cow's milk there are approxi- 
mately 4 parts each of casein and fats, the two important 
nutritive elements in milk, whereas in every 100 parts of 
hitch's milk there are approximately 10 parts each of casein 
and fats. From this it will be seen that there are about 21/2 
times more of these elements in bitch's milk than in cow's 
milk. Cow's milk can be made to approximate bitch's milk 
by allowing it to simmer on the stove till it has evaporated 
to somewhat more than half of its original volume, but we 
have a far more convenient form of evaporated cow's milk at 
hand in the shape of the ordinary canned evaporated milk ob- 
tainable at any grocery store. This has been evaporated in the 
proportion of 4 to 1. By diluting this with an equal volume of 
warm water, we get very near to the composition of bitch's 
milk, and there is the additional advantage of the canned 
milk l:)eing already sterilized and moreover it does not sour 
readily. Therefore, a can of condensed milk (the unsweetened 
variety) added to an equal volume of warm water makes as 
nearly as is practicable the proper modified milk for puppies. 

In view of what we now know concerning the readiness 
of microbes to develop rapidly in milk and the tendency 
such microbes have to cause intestinal troubles in puppies, 
which are the cause of so much grave-digging, it cannot 
be too strongly urged that all utensils concerned in artifi- 
cial feeding as well as the nutriment itself be sterilized by 
boiling immediately before feeding. On no account should sour 
milk ever be permitted to any puppy, for vmtold possibilities of 
bowel disorder lurk within it, and puppies, unlike hogs, are far 
from lieing immune to ordinary intestinal infection. Artificial 
feeding is best conducted in the manner shown in the accom- 
panying illustrations. 



The employment of the medicine-dropper or ink-filler with 
its small rubber bulb to serve as a nipple is essential for 
wee puppies and it is, of course, necessary to puncture a hole 
in the end of the bulb and to close the hole with the finger 
when drawing the nutriment up into the tube. In the case 
of the larger puppies one can begin at once with the regular 
feeding bottle and nipple. Nursing puppies of tender age 
must be frequently fed both day and night. At the age of 
four weeks, most puppies will begin to lap up liquids, or 
they may be taught to do this by sticking their muzzles 
down in a bowl of milk so that they will lick ofif that which 
adheres to their lips. Six weeks is the weaning age, by 
which time they should be freely partaking from the bowl of 
either modified milk, milk combined with any one of the 
patent foods, or milk combined with well-cooked oatmeal, 
which ration should form the weaning diet. From the time 
when the puppies first begin their lessons in self-feeding 
until they are taken away from the mother, the latter 
should be fed separately and prevented from eating the pup- 
pies' food, so that neither partakes of what is intended for 
the other. Beginning at eight weeks a regular developing 
diet to include meat should be substituted. When a puppy 
is once introduced to meat it usually thereafter craves it 
and difficulty may be experienced in getting it to continue 
to partake of milk. Millc, however, should still be offered, 
i. e., straight cow's milk now, since the necessity no longer 
exists to modify it, the elements lacking being secured in 
the meat. In the chapter on Worms it is explained what 
relationship a diet of milk bears to the development of these 
parasites. The feeding of puppies should be unstinted and 
should be pushed so as to bring about rapid development, 
but in aged and fat animals it is very often highly beneficial 
to ease up on the food supply even to the point of enforcing 
a fast of a few days. It should be remembered that a 
healthy dog in good condition can survive a fast of one 
month without sustaining any ill-effect and will actually 
live three months before starving to death, provided he is 
permitted to assuage his thirst all the time. As regards the 
feeding of bones, the practice is risky and serves no good 
purpose. In the remarks on The Teeth elsewhere reference 
is made to the uselessness of permitting bone-gnawing with 
the object of "keeping the teeth clean." It cannot be de- 
nied that dogs get a good deal of enjoyment out of bone- 
gnawing, and if bones are given with that object in view 
they should be of such size as to render it impossible for 
the animal to break them up and swallow the fragments, for 
sharp bone-fragments, particularly those of chickens, often 
become lodged in the throat or wedged between the teeth 



from which they are removed with difficulty, and many a 
dog has been destroyed, supposedly suffering from rabies, 
when it was merely making a frantic effort to dislodge a 
bone from its jaws. Splintered bones are very apt to wound 
the walls of the stomach and even to perforate the organ 
and bring about fatal peritonitis. Finally, old dogs com- 
monly suffer from impaction of the bowels caused by lodg- 
ment of bone-grit that has failed to become dissolved or 
digested in the stomach. When it is considered necessary 
to feed bone, as in rickets, it should be given in a shaved 
condition by means of the machines in use by poultry 
breeders. 

There are many different commercial foods on the market, 
all of which attract a certain following. But, it is hardly 
necessary to state that anything of this nature cannot be 
compared with fresh foodstuffs, not only from the point 
of view of nutritive qualities, but from a consideration of 
the dog's enjoyment of his life. Under certain circumstances 
dog biscuits are very convenient such as during hot weather 
and whenever there is difficulty in obtaining a supply of fresh 
meat. They are, in general, rather expensive and most of 
them offer one great objection in that they tend to produce 
relaxation of the liowels. Some dogs won't eat them at all. 

Raw eggs are highly recommended to promote the growth 
of the coat in long-haired animals. Fish may be given once 
a week for a change from the regular diet. Certain breeds 
such as those of Japanese and Chinese origin have from time 
immemorial been raised and maintained on a diet composed 
largely of fish and rice with never a taste of meat. It is 
hardly necessary to add that animals of such breeds should 
be fed on a diet to which they are accustomed. Vegetables 
are not natural to a dog and he does not need them, but if 
he likes them, no harm will be done by allowing them. 
Contrary to what is of such importance in a human being, 
a dog does not need to masticate and it is not wrong for 
him to bolt his food. The reason is stated in the chapter 
on The Teeth. But, meat should always be cut up fine 
and intimately mixed with whatever is added to it, otherwise 
the_ animal is apt to pick out the tid-bits and leave the re- 
mainder. 

Another popular fallacy is that a stick of sulphur should be 
kept constantly in the dog's pan of drinking water. Inasmuch 
as sulphur is insoluble in water it can hardly impart to the 
latter any nutritive or medicinal value. Sulphur is a good 
mechanical laxative but it must be actually administered in con- 
siderable amount to exert any effect, so that a sulphur stick 
placed in the water is useless. 



NUMBER OF MEALS DAILY. Frequent feeding of 
puppies is always indicated. Those of the small and me- 
dium sized breeds should be fed four times daily, whilst 
those of the largest breeds, in which rapid growth is desired, 
should be fed five times daily. As the puppy advances to 
maturity the number of times should be reduced until at the 
adult stage he should receive not more than two meals 
daily, consisting of a light one in the morning and a heavy 
one at night. Most packs of hunting breeds receive but one 
meal a day. A nursing bitch naturally requires a some- 
what augmented food supply so that she may maintain her- 
self in condition to properly nourish her offspring. A strong 
meat diet at such times induces a copious secretion of milk. 
Great care, however, should be exercised not to overfeed 
such an animal, particularly when the puppies are three or 
four weeks of age, as the appetite of the mother is then 
usually quite voracious and if permitted, the latter is apt 
to partake of more than she can digest with the result that 
she may suffer an attack of acute indigestion and be thrown 
into violent spasms, from whch she can only obtain relief 
by being made to eject the contents of her stomach. In 
fact, most cases of "Fits" in dogs of either sex are caused 
by acute indigestion, particularly during hot weather and 
when the animals are allowed to exercise a short time after 
having a full feed. 

Food should always be offered at regular feeding hours and 
anything left uneaten must be withdrawn and not left within 
reach of the animal. 




HOW TO OIVE MEDICINES 

Happily, this is extremely easy with The ffrench Remedies. 
The ffrench Remedies are compounded according to the 
principles of modern medication of the dog, first introduced 
to the public by Dr. ffrench in 1897, when he produced his 
inimitable little Vermicide Capsules, and that he was correct 
in his judgment that the time was ripe for an improvement 
over antiquated methods has since been abundantly demon- 
strated by the success that has attended their introduction 
and by the many attempts at imitation that have been made 
by others. Every one of The ffrench Remedies intended for 
internal administration is in concentrated and tasteless form 
either as a soft elastic Capsule or as a still smaller solid 
Globule. The advantages are obvious, for there is no un- 
pleasant taste to arouse the distrust and antagonisrn of the 
patient, there is assurance that the whole of the intended 
dose will reach its destination, and in those rarer instances 
where rebellion makes it almost impossible to administer 
medicine in any form in the direct manner, resort may be had 
to stratagem and the little dose passed off on the unsuspect- 
ing animal by burying it in a morsel of meat. These facts 
will be better appreciated when it is learned that in the 
breeding of Silver Foxes, an industry which has reached im- 
mensely valuable proportions. The ffrench Remedies are al- 
most exclusively used. The same is true with regard to 
Cats which are never very tractable for dosing. In these days 
of enlightenment and attainment in the sciences of chemistry 
and pharmacy there is absolutel^^ no reason to force a dog 
to swallow a dose of nauseous liquid, and any remedy put 
up in that form is evidence tliat the ways of the compounder 
have scarcely evolved beyond those of the dark ages. 

The following procedure should be observed in administer- 
ing a Capsule or Globule: Give one at a time. Open the 
mouth by pressing the cheeks between the teeth with the 
thumb and fingers and drop the object on the back of the 
tongue and immediately by quick movement with the thumb 
or finger, or with a round piece of wood about the size of a 
lead pencil with a smooth end, ram the object down the 
throat as far as can be reached, when it will be swallowed. 
There is no danger of ramming it too far or of pushing it 
the wrong way. If it is not swallowed, pour a little milk or 
water into the mouth with a teaspoon. Do not wet the ob- 
ject, thinking to make the administration easier. Hold the 
jaws closed until the object is swallowed. When it is neces- 
sary to resort to stratagem, procure small chunks of meat or 
cut well-boiled liver into little blocks, make a slit in each 
chunk or block, push the object within, close the openings, 
even bv sewjng them together if necessary, hold them before 
the patient in the open hand and offer them to him one at 
a time. 



HOW TO HOUSEBREAK 

To housebreak a puppy is quite a simple procedure 
provided proper methods, common sense and patience are 
observed. There is no need to bully a puppy to teach it 
habits of cleanliness; kindly instruction is all that is needed. 
Its education in this respect should commence as soon as 
it is weaned, and, it is hardly necessary to add, must take 
place in the house where the lesson is to be permanently 
applied, and not in a kennel. The puppy should always be 
turned out immediately after partaking of food as that is 
the time when it most desires to relieve itself, the entrance 
of food into the stomach causing increased bowel move- 
ments. During the day time it should be turned out of doors 
some five or six times and allowed to reenter the moment 
it has relieved itself. When caught in the act of uncleanli- 
ness it should be rebuked promptly by word of mouth and 
perhaps a light cufif and immediately turned outside, but it is 
worse than useless to rebuke or punish it upon the owner 
coming into a room to find it has misbehaved in his absence; 
more than likely it will not then connect the rebuke with the 
forbidden act, and no lesson will be learned. No puppy likes 
to soil the bed on which it reposes, and bearing this fact in 
mind, it is a good plan to restrict its range at night time to 
an enclosure just large enough to contain its bed, allowing 
it to run outside immediately before retiring and the very 
first thing in the morning before it has time to move else- 
where on the floor. By observing these instructions, most 
puppies will quickly learn good habits, but this presupposes 
that the condition of the bowels is healthy and there is no 
diarrhea, in which case it is better to keep the animal where 
it can have free access to the soil, or if the climate does not 
permit, to spread a newspaper on the floor with a mound of 
fresh earth scattered over it. Worms are often the cause of 
diarrhea so one must take care to get rid of the worms. 



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INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES 
FILM OVER THE EYES 

NATURE OF INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. We 

can only treat here of the simplest forms of eye-trouble, i. e., 
inriammation of the whites or conjunctiva and of the trans- 
parent portion of the front of the eye, known as the cornea. 
This kind of inflammation is very common. We see it in 
most cases of Distemper, in some cases of Skin Disease, 
and very often existing alone and unassociated with any 
other trouble and sometimes confined solely to the cornea 
A flesh-colored growth occasionally occurs in the inner angle 
of the eye, which is to be distinguished from intfammation. 

CAUSE, It is always caused by pus-producing Microbes 
which may either invade the tissues when the vitality is 
lowered, as during the course of an infectious disease, or 
through a minute wound caused by some foreign body such 
as a particle of dust or the rubbing of an eyelash from a mal- 
formed eyelid. 

SYMPTOMS. The blood vessels of the conjunctiva be- 
come injected and a watery secretion at first forms and runs 
over the lids which are nearly closed and constantly winked. 
To this secretion is soon added matter or pus, which collects 
at the corners of the lids and at night time glues the lids 
together. According to the intensity of the inflammation the 
animal may exhibit considerable pain especially in strong 
light. When the cornea is involved a spot or film of varying 
density extends over it, which may be grayish, whitish, or 
reddish. 

The flesh-colored growth alluded to above, is always seen 
at the inner angle of the eyelids growing out from under- 
neath the third eyelid or haw. It is to be distinguished from 
prominence of the latter, which occurs quite commonly 
from congestion. 

TREATMENT. The first step is to search for and remove 
any active irritant and cleanse the eye of any pus that has 
collected. This is best done by means of dry absorbent 
cotton which enmeshes the pus much better than does wet 
cotton. When there is caked matter on the edges of the 
eyelids, it may be necessary to use warm water to remove 
it. After the pus has been removed, the lids must be spread 
apart and some of our "ff" EYE POWDER dropped right 
on the cornea and beneath the lids. The dry powder causes 
an almost immediate secretion of tears bv which it is soon 
dissolved and carried all over the eye. There is absolutely 
no pain attached to the procedure, though some dogs at first 

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" ff " EYE POWDER 

"ff" EYE POWDER consists of a finely triturated 
powder which is dropped right on to the eye-hall. This 
causes an almost immediate secretion of tears which quickly 
dissolve the powder and carry it all over the eye so that 
the whole of the latter is bathed in the healing fluid. A 
rather novel method of medication, hut one which works 
to perfection. 

This preparation is indicated for all inflammatory con- 
ditions of the Eyes, such as Film over the Eye, Ulcers, 
Suppuration during Distemper or from other causes, and 
Wounds. Besides the healing ingredients, it contains 1 % of 
chloretone, a remarkable drug which has a benumbing effect 
on the irritated nerves and thereby allays pain and sensi- 
tiveness of the parts. 

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regard the powder as a foreign body and attempt to rub the 
eve to displace it. After tlie first two or three applications 
and the soothing ingredients of the powder have had time 
to annul all feeling in the eye, there is no further objection. 
This treatment should be carried out three times daily and 
persisted in until the eye has cleared up. As a rule, severe 
inflammations of the eye are very slow to recover, sometimes 
taking weeks to clear up completely. 

The growth from underneath the third eyelid cannot be 
effaced by applications but must be removed by surgical 
means. 



CANKER OF THE EAR 

NATURE OF CANKER OF THE EAR. This disease 
is simply an inflammation or Eczema of the Ear, the same as 
Eczema occuring in any other part of the body. Some 
writers refer to "internal" and "external" Canker. This is a 
mistake. There is only one Canker of the Ear and that 
occurs in the canal or passage of the Ear. It is extremely 
rare that the disease involves the drum or internal parts of 
the organ. Sometimes we see ulceration on the edges of the 
flap which is nearly always a complication of, and second-, 
ary to. Canker of the passage, and which results from violent 
shaking of the earflaps owing to the irritation set up by the 
inflammation in the passage. This violent shaking some- 
times results in bruising and the formation of a tumor-like 
enlargement of the flap. Therefore, when these conditions 
are seen the ear passages should always be examined for 
Canker. 

CAUSE. The actual cause of Canker is the same as that 
of Eczema, namely, a local infection depending on the loss 
of the resistant power of the Blood-cells. But. the Microbes 
do not start up in business without some condition favoring 
their purpose. The condition is irritation of the parts en- 
gendered by an accumulation of wax, dirt and moisture. It 
is noteworthy that Canker occurs most frequently in dogs 
with pendent ears, such as Setters and Pointers, and rarely 
in dogs with erect or cropped ears. This is because in the 
former case there is little chance for ventilation and evapora- 
tion of moisture, so that the accumulated wax and dirt in the 
unexposed passage are pent up and converted into a ferment- 
ing compost-heap and when we remember that there is no 
possibility of drainage but that the corruption is retained in 
a sort of pocket, it is small wonder that inflammation and 
sores are brought about. 



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SYMPTOMS. In the acute form of Canker the ani- 
mal incessantly shakes its head, scratches its ear or rubs 
them along the ground. Examination of the ear reveals the 
skin of the inside hot, congested and tender, whilst the 
passage and recesses are coated with more or less wax and 
dirt. As the inflammation progresses, suppuration takes place 
and a fetid, purulent liquid is observed within the passage. 
One can always recognize the presence of ulcers and pus 
by the characteristic suction sound given forth upon manipulation 
of the base of the ear. If the disease exists on one side only 
the head is inclined to that direction as if the animal were 
trying to drain away the pus. 

TREATMENT. First of all, the inside of the ear must 
be thoroughly cleaned. This means that all the wax, dirt 
and pus must be removed from the passage and recesses. This 
can be done by irrigating the parts with moderately hot 
water by means of a gentle stream from a fountain syringe. 
Or, a piece of absorbent cotton can be tied to the blunt end 
of a crochet-hook or to any small stick having a knob, and 
this used as a swab to clean out the ear. This procedure may 
cause some pain, but it is an unavoidable evil and must be 
undertaken. After the ear has been thoroughly cleaned some 
of our CANKER GRANULE solution must be applied to the 
ulcers. Very little of the solution is needed, about half an 
eye-dropper full. It must be dropped into the passage and 
worked all over the inner parts and recesses by manipulating 
the outside of the ear at its base, between thumb and finger. 
The dog's head should be held firmly whilst this is being done 
as he may attempt to shake out the solution. The solution 
should be retained within the ear for several minutes and the 
dog then turned loose to shake it out. This procedure must 
be repeated twice daily in severe cases and once daily in light 
cases, the preliminary cleaning always being done first, until 
the parts have healed. There is sometimes a greater dis- 
charge of pus after the first few applications, but no notice 
need be taken of this, as it is a favorable sign. 

Ulcers on the edge of the flap are to be treated in the same 
way by direct application of the solution, any ulcers in the 
passage being treated at the same time. They are sometimes 
very stubborn and there should be no expectation of effecting 
their healing until the trouble in the passage and recesses is 
under control, i. e. until the inside irritation has subsided. 

The relationship between Eczema and Canker of the Ear 
has been pointed out. For this reason internal treatment in 
the latter is no less important than in the former, and whilst 
the local inflammation is being combatted by the means out- 
lined above, the internal economv should be regulated by 
administration of our TONIC GLOBULES. 

The tumor-like complications must be treated by an expert 
veterinarian. 

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CANKEll GRANULES 

[Non-poisonous] 

This is a non-poisonous healing Antiseptic Highly poten- 
tial in its capacity to destroy all Microbes that cause 

CANKER of the EAR, CANKER of the MOUTH. 

BLACK TONGUE, and ULCERS elsewhere. Its appli- 
cation to raw surfaces and ulcers causes no pam whatever 
and the rapid beneficial results following its use are truly 
remarkable. This Remedy may be absolutely relied on 
for terminating hitherto intractable Canker of the Ear and 
of the Mouth and Ulcers in any part of the body. In 
Black Tongue it must be used in the early stages of the 
disease before general blood-poisoning has set in, as its 
action is purely local and there is no known remedy that 
will save a dog in the advanced stages of blood-poisoning 
in which Black Tongue usually terminates. 

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THE TEETH AND CANKER OF THE 
MOUTH 

Deposits of Tartar are very commonly seen on the teeth of 
house dogs and lead to«a very objectionable condition known 
as Canker of the Mouth. Tartar is precipitated from the 
saliva m which it is excreted from the body in soluble form. 
This tartar, which is seen as a yellowish or greenish brown 
deposit, collects mostly at the base of the external face of 
the upper teeth, mostly on the molars and eye teeth, by con- 
stant accretion. The deposit gradually works its way into 
the socket in which the root of the tooth is embedded until 
the tooth becomes loosened and eventually drops out, the 
process causing an inflammation of the gums ( Rigg's Dis- 
ease) which progressively becomes worse until the cankered 
stage is reached. The odor from the mouth finally becomes 
intolerably foul. Whenever a dog has a bad breath, the 
reason for the same should first be sought amongst the teeth. 
This brings us to the question of giving bones and hard dog 
biscuits "to keep the teeth clean." From time immemorial 
every dog owner has had drummed into him this idea of bone 
and biscuit eatinor |-q keep the teeth clean. Never was greater 
nonsense written. As already stated, tartar, which consti- 
tutes dental uncleanliness, collects at the base or neck of the 
teeth where any rubbing process of bone or biscuit against 
tooth is impossible. On the other hand, bones are splendid 
tooth-wearers. One need only look at the teeth of a dog that 
has habitually gnawed bones to be convinced that these 
organs would have been in better state of preservation had 
they not been so used. Moreover, splintered and sharp bones 
are often the cause of fatal obstruction or perforation of 
some part of the alimentary tract. It is decidedly risky to 
allow dogs to eat bones. If it is desired to give bone as a 
foodstuff, it should be shaved by means of the machines in 
use by poultry breeders and fed in a finely divided condition. 
Another fallacy mostlv preached by the patent food manu- 
facturers is that food should be given dry to stimulate a flow 
of saliva and thereby aid digestion. Whilst this is perfectly 
true in the case of human beings, horses and cows, it is 
exactly the opposite in the dog, for the saliva of the dog hap- 
pens to be inert and has no digestive function to perform 
whatever. It is for this very reason that dogs rarely suffer 
from decayed teeth as do human beings. In human beings 
the saliva converts starchy matter into digestible sugar and 
this sugar is further converted into lactic acid and this acid 
causes decay of the teeth. The saliva of the dog not having 

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the power to convert starchy matter into sugar, no lactic acid 
is formed and no true decay of the teeth takes place. As a 
matter of fact, there is no need for a dog to masticate as 
there is for a human being. It is the stomach and the intes- 
tines that do the digestive work in the dog. If we watch a 
dog eating a large piece of meat we notice that he passes it 
to the back of his jaw and chews on it till his teeth have 
divided it into portions small enough for him to swallow, 
whereupon he gulps it down. There are two powerful molars 
in the back of the jaw, one in the upper and the other in the 
lower, opposite each other. These two molars have a scissor- 
like action and are the all-important teeth of the dog. He 
can get along without all the others, but these two molars 
are most important to him for cutting up his food, and if he 
loses them his food should be cut up for him. The eye- 
teeth serve as weapons of ofifence and defence, and the 
smaller front incisor teeth are merely for prehensile purposes. 
So that a dog doesn't have to masticate and nobody need 
be alarmed if he "bolts" his food, which is quite correct for 
him to do. 

A trouble not uncommonly seen in the mouths of puppies is 
WARTS. The latter are contagious from one puppy to an- 
other, but they do not remain long in evidence and always 
disappear in the course of two or three weeks. They have 
the appearance of miniature cauliflowers and are whitish in 
color and may be isolated or confluent. They are seen on 
the inner surface of the Cheeks and Lips, on the Giuns, and 
sometimes on the Tongue. When numerous they interfere 
with eating, are accompanied with a disagreeable odor and 
may cause drooling of saliva. 

TREATMENT. Tartar Deposits must be scraped ofif with 
a small dental chisel. Dogs that are subject to these desposits 
generally need attention to their teeth about once in six 
months. When there is odor present indicating disease of 
the sockets, our CANKER GRANULES should be used. 
Disease of the sockets is a far more dangerous condition than 
is generally believed, for the Microbes in the foul accumida- 
tions tend to enter the circulation and attack internal organs, 
notably the valves of the heart, causing heart disease. Loose 
teeth should always be extracted as they serve no purpose 
by remaining in the jaw and are often the cause of pain and 
discomfort to the animal. 

Warts never require treatment. They should be left alone 
for they will eventually disappear as spontaneously as they 
arose. The odorous secretion to which they give rise should 
be treated with the CANKER GRANULES. 



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This is an exceedingly infectious disease which sometimes 
sweeps through the dogs of an entire community, particularly in 
the South, where it annually causes a heavy mortality. It is not 
communicable to human beings but as it may easily be confused 
with rabies by the uninitiated, great caution should always be 
observed in handling a case. The disease involves not only the 
tongue and mouth, but the entire alimentary tract and results in 
death from general blood poisoning. All acute cases, and most 
of them are such, are hopeless from the start, but on general 
principles treatment should be attempted. 

SYMPTOMS. The animal is invariably depressed and a 
very bad odor emanates from the mouth on opening which 
a peculiar redness of the edges of the gums is to be noticed. 
The appetite is entirely lost and there is intense thirst with 
drooling of a ropy saliva. As the disease progresses the 
mouth becomes filled with a bloody saliva, the gums ulcerate, 
the tip of the tongue assumes a purple and finally chocolate- 
color and the animal objects to the mouth being handled. 
Vomiting takes place, looseness of the bowels is nearly 
always present, and if the skin is picked up it stands in the 
position in which it is left. Finally, just before death, the 
extremities become cold and clammy, and the animal falls into 
a comatose state. Contrasted with paralytic rabies, in which 
the tongue also becomes discolored, there is in the latter no 
dead or putrefying tissue and in rabies control of the lower 
jaw is more or less lost, the hind-quarters become paralyzed, 
and the whole demeanor of the animal is peculiar. 

TREATMENT. A solution made from our CANKER 
GRANULES should be freely used in the mouth several times 
daily and the ENTERIC GLOBULES administered internal- 
ly. In an effort to limit the activities of the causative mi 
crobes, the affected animal should be isolated and all surfaces 
with which it has come in contact thoroughly washed with 
a strong solution made with the "ff" ANTISEPTIC 
TABULES, all litter being burned. 

All the vaunted so-called Cures for this formidable disease 
which are to be seen advertised in the kennel papers should 
be left well alone and the claims of the vendors regarded as 
fakes. 



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The Terror of Wormviile 
The little Capsule that has built up a BIG BUSINESS 

INTESTIXAI. AVORMS 

DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORMS. For all practical 
purposes there are but three varieties of worms with 
which we need concern ourselves. These varieties 
are: the ROUND-WORM, the TAPE-WORM and the 
HOOK-WORM. 

The two former are found all over the United States, 
whilst the latter is most common in the Southern States and 
not at all uncommon in the Middle States. 

The intestine of the puppy seems to ofTer a soil particu- 
larly adapted to the development of ROUND-WORMS. 
This does not mean that this variety does not occur in 
Dlder dogs, for it does^ but whilst we nearly always find 
round-worms in puppies we do not so often find in them 
the other varieties. On the other hand, we more often find 
TAPE-WORMS in adult animals. 

HOW DO DOGS GET WORMS? It is quite common to 
hear the expression "Do not feed milk to your dog as it 
will cause worms." This is arrant nonsense. As with all 
other forms of animal life, so with intestinal worms, they 
cannot be developed in the intestine of the dog or anywhere 
else except as the ofifspring of pre-existing worms dwelling 
in the intestine of some other dog. Milk cannot cause 
worms any more than dough-nuts. Milk, however, being the 
most assimilable of all foods, equally as well to worms as to 
dogs, brings about their rapid development after they have 
already obtained access to the intestine. The puppy drinks 
the milk, and digests it, and before absorption into the 
system can take place, the worm, having lain back, taken 
things easy, and let the puppy do all the preparatory work, 
so to speak, gobbles it up as fast as it comes along. Instead 

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ROUND-WORMS ( Natural Size). At different stages of srowth. 



of the puppy getting the benefit, the worm gets it, and that 
is the reason why milk apparently "causes" worms. 

This is how puppies get ROUND-WORMS: Any dog 
harboring round-worms, passes innumerable eggs which have 
been deposited within the intestinal canal by the worms. 
These eggs are microscopic in size and are disseminated 
pretty well everywhere. They find lodgment on the teats of 
the mother and are therefrom taken into the mouth of the 
puppy and swallowed along with the milk, or they can 
get into the mouth of the puppy when it noses about on the 
ground or wherever it may be. 

TAPE-WORMS develop in a very different manner. No 
dog can get tape-worm direct from the egg of that worm. 
It requires another living animal to butt in between the 
egg and the dog. Any dog harboring tape-worms passes 
individual segments or links of segments of such worms 
(the so-called "Maw-worms"). These segments which are 
nothing more than envelopes containing millions of eggs, 
quickly ripen after passage, and their exterior membrane 
drying, they split asunder and disseminate the eggs far and 
wide. Dogs may swallow these eggs, but if they do, nothing 
results, as without passmg through, and undergoing certain 
morphologic changes in the body of some other intermediate 
animal they cannot develop into tape-worms. If, however, 
these eggs be swallowed by certain other animals, notably 
the ox, sheep, rabbit, flea, louse, they develop in the bodies 
of these latter into a sort of "half-way" or immature form 
of tape-worm, and if a dog swallows the body or portion 
of the body of one of these intermediate animals, the diges- 
tive juices of the dog's intestinal canal straightway set loose 
the latent "half-way" worm and it immediately begins to 
develop into a complete tape-worm. Tape-worms are always 
more common in the late fall and winter than at any other 
time of yearj and the reason is not far to seek, for the species 
of tape-worm most commonly found in the dog dwells in its 
intermediate form in the body of the dog-flea, and every- 
body knows that in summer time the dog-flea is more preva- 
lent than at any other time of the year. When parts of the 
larger animals contain the immature form of tape-worm and 
the parts are subjected to thorough boiling, the worm is 
destroyed, and this is a strong argument in favor of cooking 
all meat offered to the dog. But, as it is not always conve- 



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One of the commoner species of TAPE-WORMS (Natural Size.) Note the 
minute "head" at the fine extremity and the ripened and detached segments at the 
other extremity (the so-called "Maw-worms"). Some of the other species of Tape- 
worms are shaped somewhat differently, the segments being broader and shorter. 



nient to cook fleas and lice, and it is practically impossible to 
keep dogs free of them, the development of tape-worms 
seems inevitable, and we must take steps to get rid of these 
parasites before they have time to get rid of the dog. 

HOOK-WORMS are acquired in still a different manner. 
As in the case of the other species of worms, the eggs are 
passed and scattered far and wide. The eggs then hatch 
after an incubative period of from three or four to several 
days, the time taken depending on the temperature. A 
certain amount of moisture is also necessary. The hatching 
egg gives exit to a larval form of the worm. This larval 
form is ripe for entrance into the body of the first dog that 
comes along. It can enter directly by passing through the 
mouth or it can even penetrate the skin and get into the 
blood vessels and ultimately reach the intestine, and there 
develops into a mature worm and starts another generation. 

HOW ARE DOGS AFFECTED BY WORMS? SYMPTOMS 
OF THE PRESENCE OF WORMS, All intestinal worms are 
essentially parasites or "grafters." They live entirely on the 
product of labor of the dog and steal from him the 
nourishment which should go to build up his body or keep 
the same body in fit condition. But it does not 
stop at that, for they very often stir things up in 
their snug retreat to such an extent that the nervous system 
is rudely jarred and there results a "fit." And even that 
isn't all. Like all other animal creatures, worms throw off 
excreta of their own and these excreta being cast off into 
the intestine, are absorbed into the system of the dog, and 
cause all sorts of secondary disorders, amongst them being 
skin eruptions, rheumatic lameness and lesions in various 
parts of the body. And, to go still a step further, by their 
gnawing and biting habits (for some of them hang on tight 
to the wall of the intestine for fear of losing a soft snap) 
they start up inflammation and this inflammation is liable to 
become so severe as to lead to hemorrhage and death. 

Thus we may observe the following symptoms according 
as to which variety of worm is present : 

ROUND-WORMS. — One can always proceed safely on 
the assumption that every puppy has round-worms, and the 
symptoms should not be awaited if none have appeared by 
weaning time. The symptoms are a ravenous appetite, 
bloating after a meal giving the appearance of the so-called 



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HOOK-WORMS (Nalural Size). 



"pot-belly," an unmistakeable wormy breath, whitening of 
the mucous membranes, particularly of the gums, occasion- 
ally the vomiting or passing of a worm, maybe a yellowish 
diarrhea, and worst of all — fits. 

TAPE-WORMS. — In tape-worm infestation the symptoms 
are not constant. But the most apparent and most import- 
ant as a means of recognition of the trouble is an irregular 
or ravenous appetite during which all sorts of foreign sub- 
stances may be devoured with apparent relish, and failure 
on the part of the dog to get fat in proportion to the 
amount of food it consumes. The coat generally becomes 
dry and harsh and unthrifty in appearance, the feces covered 
with slime or streaked with blood. Examination of the 
feces may show segments of the worm adherent to their 
surface. Sometimes the segments appear free at the anus 
and crawl on to the surrounding hair or even drop on to the 
floor and crawl across the latter. It is this ability of inde- 
pendent motion which makes some people regard them as a 
distinct variety or so-called "maw-worm." They are able 
to move by reason of the contraction of bands of muscular 
tissue which extend down their sides, but the motion is 
entirely aimless and dependent solely on the stimulus 
received from the surrounding temperature. Passage of the 
segments causes considerable itching which induces the 
animal to drag its anus along the ground. Fits often take 
place. Finally, it must be remembered that a dog may har- 
bor one or more tape-worms without showing any appre- 
ciable symptoms and the only safe course to pursue is to 
treat regularly in anticipation of them. 

HOOK-WORMS.— This form of parasitic infestation is 
more insidious in its indications than either of the others. 
The dog fails to thrive in spite of generous feeding and 
care. The appetite is indifferent and the animal is lazy. 
There is a decided paleness of the gums and whites of the 
eyes. Blood and slime are frequently passed and in advanced 
cases there is a bloody diarrhea. Sometimes the nose 
bleeds. A lameness in one or more legs is often present, 
which before the real state of affairs is recognized is 
attributed to rheumatism. It is not often the worms are 
seen in the stools. 



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VERMICIDE CAPSULES 

There is probably no Dog Remedy so widely known 
and so implicitly relied on by Dog Owners throughout the 
United States and Canada as these great little VERMICIDE 
CAPSULES. There is no other Worm Remedy, put up 
in any form whatever, that possesses the wonderful Com- 
bination feature which distinguishes V.Cs., namely, 
that of destroying and expelling with equal promptness and 
efficacy all three of the great parasitic scourges of 

the Dog— the Tape Worm, the Roundworm, and 

the Hook Worm. No other Worm Remedy covers the 
ground so completely. Furthermore, VERMICIDE CAP- 
SULES are absolutely harmless, even to the most delicaie 
animal. VERMICIDE CAPSULES "deliver the goods" 
and get the worms without getting the pup. When you go 
fishing, take along your dog and a box of V.Cs. 
V.Cs. come in two sizes, the Regular size for all dogs of 
ordinary size, including puppies, and the Special size for 
toy dogs and very delicate puppies. For dogs suffering 
from Hookworm alone, there is a SPECIAL HOOK- 
WORM CAPSULE, which contains a concentration of 
the ingredient that destroys this particular variety of 
worm, but it is only for use when the Hookworm is the 
sole parasite present. 

PRICE 

Per Box of 6 Capsules in U. S. A 25c 

in Canada 50c 

in Great Britain 2s. 6d. 

in France Fr. 3 

Per Kennel Box of 100 Capsules in U. S. A.... $3. 

in Canada $5. 

in Great Britain ... 21s. 
in France Fr. 25 

Special Hookworm Capsules same price. 

Each size and form of Capsule comes packed only in boxes 
of 6 and 100. No boxes containing mixed sizes are sold. 

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WHEN SHOULD VERMICIDE BE GIVEN ?— Whenever 
there are signs of either tape or round-worms. As a 
general thing, puppies should not be treated for worms until 
weaning time, i. e., at about six weeks of age. It must be 
remembered that the intestine of a very young animal is 
extremely delicate and anything of the nature of a foreign 
substance (as all worm remedies perforce must be, since if 
they were not they would be useless for the purpose for 
which they are intended) is best withheld until the intestine 
"is on its feet," so to speak, which is the case at six weeks 
of age. Nevertheless, young nursing puppies sometimes 
become very badly infested with round-worms, even as early 
as three weeks of age, to the imminent risk of their lives. 
In such cases, the only thing to do is to take a chance to 
get rid of the worms, for if we don't the worms will surely 
get rid of the puppy. For this purpose we have a special size 
capsule, which is sent only upon receipt of special request ( SPE- 
CIAL SIZE VERMICIDE CAPSULE FOR TOY DOGS) 
From the age of six weeks on, until they are a year old, 
they should be treated regularly with the Capsules of ordinary 
size once a month. After attaining the age of one year, all 
dogs should be treated periodically once every six months, 
or better still, once every three months. 

In every case the animal should be prepared for treatment. 
This means that Vermicide Capsules should not be given 
until the intestine is first emptied of its contents, either by 
waiting for natural bowel action to clear it, or by hastening 
matters with a laxative, for which purpose Purgative Pilules 
or castor oil are useful. The reason for this is that most 
worms lie close up to the wall of the intestine and even bury 
their heads within the latter in order to protect themselves 
and secure a firm hold, and if the intestine is distended with 
food-matter, the Vermicide is apt to mix with the latter and 
pass on without touching the worm, whereas if the intestine 
is empty, the Vermicide must hit the worm, and — good-bye 
worm ! The dose of Purgative Pilules is printed on the box in 
which they come and the dose of castor oil is all the way from 
I teaspoonful for a toy puppy up to 4 tablespoonfuls for a full- 
grown dog of the larger breeds. This should be given at least 
12 hours before the Vermicide Capsules. 

In puppies it is rarely necessary to give a preparatory purga- 
tive because the muscular action of their intestines is brisk and 



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PURGATIVE PILULES 

PURGATIVE PILULES form a convenient preparation 
for cleaning out the bowels. They are just the right thing 
for dogs to which it is difficult to administer castor oil, and 
they are so small that they can easily be given wrapped up 
in a piece of meat in cases of dogs that rebel at taking medi- 
cine in any form. There is just enough hyoscin in them to 
prevent griping and unlike most purgatives they act with 
exceeding gentleness and do not leave the bowels more 
bound up than ever before. For emptying the bowels prev- 
iously to treating for Worms and for supplementing the 
action of the Special Hookworm Capsules they may be 
used with great advantage and in place of castor oil. They 
are ideal for pampered pet dogs and for old house dogs that 
have difficulty in effecting a movement. PURGATIVE 
PILULES should be kept on hand at all times as a sort of 
household medicine for the family pet. 



PRICE 

Per Box of 30 Globules in U. S. A 25c 

in Canada 50c 

in Great Britain 28. 6d. 

in France Fr. 3 

Per Kennel Box of 500 Globules in U. S. A. ... $3. 

in Canada $5. 

in Great Britain 21s. 
in France Fr. 25 



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the contents move on rapidly, but in older dogs and particu- 
larly in dogs of advanced years, bowel action is sluggish and 
the preparatory treatment outlined above is almost essential 
and in them a supplementary cleaning out is also often indicated. 

This supplementary cleaning out should be undertaken 
about 3 or 4 hours after giving the Vermicide Capsules. The 
reason for this is that tapeworms are extremely tenacious 
and it is sometimes very difficult to make them let go of 
their hold on the wall of the intestines, and if only just 
enough of the contents of the Vermicide Capsules reaches 
them to make them let go without killing them outright, they 
endeavor to take a fresh grip and hang on lower down in the 
intestines. From this it will readily be understood that the 
quicker the detached worms are made to completely evacuate 
the bowel the less chance will there be of their taking up a 
fresh position lower down, which would necessitate another 
and secondary treatment. The Purgative Pilules will sweep 
the whole bowel clean of the enemy from end to end. 

Vermicide Capsules have slight laxative action but will not 
necessarily bring about evacuation of the bowels unless worms 
are present. 

No food should be given until six hours have elapsed after 
administration of the Capsules. 

DOSE. — Excepting the Toy Breeds 

For all Puppies 1 Capsule 

For Dogs size of Fox Terriers 2 Capsules 

For Dogs size of Setters 4 Capsules 

For Dogs size of Danes and St. Bernards. 6 Capsules 

For Toy Breeds, the dose of the SPECIAL SIZE is: 

For Puppies 1 Capsule 

For Adults 2 Capsules 

These Special Size Capsules are meant only for the very small 
Toy breeds, not exceeding 5 lbs. in weight, and all puppies of 
from three to four weeks when it becomes necessary to treat 
such youngsters. All dogs weighing over 5 lbs. should receive 
the regular size. 

All the doses above stated are the minimum doses, such as 
are usually found equal to the work, but individual cases will 
now and again arise where larger doses are necessary, when 
double the ordinary doses may be given with absolute safety, 
for Vermicide Capsules are perfectly innocuous and will not 
harm any dog. 



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Immediately after giving the capsules, the animal should be 
placed where its stools can be examined for results. So rapid 
in action are the Vermicide Capsules that worms are some- 
times passed within ten minutes and rarely over half an hour 
is required to drive out every worm. When a tape-worm is 
passed, it is always advisable to look for the "head," because 
unless such comes away, the worm will go on growing and 
budding out segments. The "head" is at the small end of the 
worm and looks like a very small pin-head. It can readily be 
seen by putting the worm in a flat bottle containing water and 
holding the bottle up to the light and looking through it. No 
microscope is necessary. Sometimes tape-worms and also 
round-worms come away in entangled masses and in the case 
of round-worms a corkscrew formation is often noticeable. 

TREATMENT FOR HOOK ^ WORMS.— Vermicide Cap- 
sules are only slightly effective on hook-worms and will not 
with certainty destroy or expel them. For these cases we 
prepare a SPECIAL HOOK-WORM CAPSULE, obtainable 
upon application, at the same price as Vermicide Capsules. 
These Special Hook- Worm Capsules are given in the same 
manner as Vermicide Capsules, but not being in themselves 
laxative they should be followed two hours later by a dose of 
Purgative Pilules or castor oil. Usually, the treatment for 
hook-worms must be carried on for a considerable period in 
order to completely eradicate the parasites and quite a number 
of the Special Hook-Worm Capsules may have to be given. 
This is because re-infestation may take place very quickly, in 
spite of the utmost precaution. To give an idea of the diffi- 
culty of preventing re-infestation, it may be stated that the 
larvae of hook-worms can live as long as six months outside 
the body in suitable surroundings, and the constant passage of 
eggs in the ordinary way or in sudden large numbers under 
treatment may bring about a saturation of the soil with larvae 
in the immediate vicinity of the dog's home, which larvae in 
turn, for six months subsequently, may remain a possible 
source of re-infestation to the same dog or to any other dog that 
may come around. 

Therefore, in treating for hook-worms, the only safe course 
to pursue is to move the dog every day to new quarters, away 
from and beyond the reach of the larvae that will be constantly 
developing from the eggs that have been voided. Or, he 
should be kept in a well-drained concreted or asphalted yard 
which should be flushed daily to sweep away the eggs before 
the latter can undergo development into larvae. 



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To repent, single dosing for hook-worm is rarely efTectual 
but repeated and sometimes protracted dosing is necessary. 
Puppies should be treated on an empty stomach first thing in 
the morning every other day till not less than six treatments 
have been given and adult dogs should be treated eveiyday 
with as many as eight or ten treatments. It is often necessary 
to commence treating puppies as early as five weeks of age. 

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING : Vermicide Capsules, 
as the name indicates, kill Worms, but that's all they do. 
They won't cure Distemper, mend broken bones, raise from 
the dead, or accomplish any other wonderful effect. No 
Worm can stand up before them, and if you administer them 
faithfully according to directions and they are not vomited, 
and you see no worms voided, you can be reasonably certain 
your dog had and has none, and that something else ails him. 

Some of the symptoms of worm infestation are also indica- 
tive of other troubles, and if you see a dog "sleigh-riding" 
about the floor, it does not necessarily mean that he has 
worms, but it is likely to be a sign of inflammation of the 
peri-anal glands, a very common trouble in dogs, or of the 
presence of the harmless Rectal Worms, a variety that has 
no pathogenic effect on the dog other than to cause itching, 
and which can be easily removed with an injection of salt 
and water. 

Remember, also, that dogs vomit very easily, especially on a 
full stomach, and that after getting Vermicide Capsules they 
should be closely watched to see that they don't vomit them. 
If they do, the dose must be repeated later, and it may be 
found necessary to try an alternative metliod of administer- 
ing the medicine, namely, by thoroughly cleaning out the 
bowels the day before and giving the Capsules one at a time, 
where more than one have to be given, at intervals of an 
hour, or even by opening the Capsules and mixing the contents 
with a teaspoonful of oil and giving them in such liquid 
form. Sometimes the Capsules even stay down best on a 
full stomach. There is no hard and fast rule, and whilst the 
regular way of giving the Capsules intact is rarely found to 
be impracticable, yet occasionally failure does attend this 
method, whereupon an alternative should be tried. 

Pregnant and Nursing Bitches can be safely treated at all 
times, as Vermicide Capsules have no effect on the uterus, nor 
on the puppies through the milk, as have most other worm 
remedies. 

If your dog shows fresh signs of worms two or three weeks 
after administration of Vermicide Capsules, don't blame the 
medicine for having failed to do the work. It means that 
your dog has become re-infesled from the same source as 
before, and you must seek and stamp out this source of infesta- 
tion, or else the trouble will recur indefinitely. 

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DIARRHKA. DYSENTERY 

NATURE OF DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY. Diar- 
rhea should be regarded as an attempt on the part of the sys- 
tem to get rid of an irritant. The irritant may be of a gross 
nature such as worms, particularly hook-worms, indigestible 
foodstuffs, chemical poisons, laxative drugs, or it may be in 
the form of invisible offensive actions on the part of disease 
Microbes. The latter often get their work in after the former 
by a sort of "follow-up" method. Most diarrheas in the dog 
are due to the actions of disease Microbes, and dysentery is 
but an exaggerated diarrheal condition. Therefore, when 
we see diarrhea or dysentery in a dog, that is more than a 
mere temporary or passing manifestation, we may charge the 
trouble up to a local infection of the intestines or more rarely 
of the liver, and regard it as a veritable infectious process de- 
manding isolation of the sufferer. Infectious Diarrhea is 
a frequent complication of Distemper. Puppies during the 
nursing period or soon after weaning are peculiarly suscep- 
tible to infections of the bowels by Microbes, fruitful media 
of which are unclean feeding utensils or raw milk that has 
stood for any length of time. Diarrhea in puppies should al- 
ways be regarded as a danger-signal as it often leads up to 
early grave-digging. 

SYMPTOMS. Action of the bowels in a healthy dog 
should take place from one to three times daily, depending 
on the character of the food, and the feces should be cylindri- 
cal in shape and well-formed. The color varies from whitish- 
yellow to grayish-brown or even blackish, this also depending 
on the nature of the food. Simple yellow watery diarrhea 
caused by something indigestible is not difficult to recognize. 
Not only does it rapidly subside, but beyond being ac- 
companied with possibly a slight colic, there is no constitu- 
tional disturbance. It means that there has been an out- 
pouring of bile and liquid constituents of the blood into the 
bowel for the purpose of flushing out the latter and sweeping 
away the irritant. Infectious diarrhea is recognized by the 
following symptoms: At first an indifferent or even complete 
loss of appetite, irregular vomiting, great thirst, and perhaps 
for a day or two constipation. Then the looseness of the 
bowels comes on, the passages being frequent, copious, foul- 
smelling, slimy, perhaps streaked with blood, or mixed with a 
jelly-like matter and in color either greenish or black. Usually 
the subject loses flesh rapidly. Young puppies are apt to 
strain, especially when there is inflammation low down in the 
bowel, and this may bring on prolapse of the rectum. 

TREATMENT. In the infectious forms we must first 
endeavor to assist Nature in emptying the bowel of all putrid 
matter and then administer intestinal antiseptics to retard 

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ENTERIC GLOBULES 

ENTERIC GLOBULES do one thing and they do it 
thoroughly. They arrest DIARRHEA and DYSEN- 
TERY. They are a combination of pecuharly active intes- 
tinal antiseptics and astringents, whereby they quickly and 
effectually disinfect the entire Intestinal Canal so that the 
Microbes that cause these disorders can no longer exist. 
The beneficial results are observed almost immediately, 
whether it be in the diarrhea or Distemper or in that which 
is so commonly seen in recently-weaned puppies, as also 
in adult dogs that are paying the price for poking about in 
garbage pails. Following removal or Hookworms nothing 
will heal the inflamed intestine like ENTERIC GLOBULES. 
Diarrhea and Dysentery in kennels are very annovingand 
difficult to combat with ordinary remedies. ENTERIC 
GLOBULES should be kept on hand as a ready weapon 
of defense. 



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further development of Microbes. For this purpose a dose 
of our PURGATIVE PILULES should first be administered 
and this followed up by a rigid course of treatment with the 
ENTERIC GLOBULES which are a combination of the best 
intestinal antiseptics and astringents that can be obtained. 
The stools usually begin to harden within 30 hours after 
commencing treatment with the Enteric Globules and gradu- 
ally turn dark green in color. Simple transitory diarrhea 
also calls for the flushing process. Chronic diarrhea that 
fails to respond to the line of treatment outlined above 
should arouse suspicion of the presence of Hookworms. The 
best methods of dealing- with the worm problem are des- 
cribed elsewhere in the chapter on Worms. 

To keep the kennel sweet and clean and aid in the destruc- 
tion of the causative Microbes, so that the trouble may be 
prevented from spreading to the other inmates, all surfaces 
which the sufferer has befouled should be freely sprinkled 
with a solution made with the "fi" ANTISEPTIC TAB- 
ULES. 

DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGANS 

Discussion of these troubles is purposely omitted and no 
remedies of this nature are offered for the reason that it is 
a very risky business for the amateur to try and diagnose or 
prescribe for this class of disorders. A single example will 
suffice. One of the commoner troubles of the urinary ap- 
paratus in the Dog is the formation of Stone. Such forma- 
tions tend to be passed off in the tirinary stream. But, it 
happens that in the male dog the urethra in part of its length 
is lodged in a sort of groove in a bone. The urethra where it 
lies free is distensile and permits of the passage of quite 
large formations until the point is reached where it enters 
the aforesaid groove where it can no longer expand and at 
this point formations invariably become stuck fast and oc- 
clude the passage so that the urine can no longer be voided. 
The average person, in ignorance of the true state of affairs 
and only aware that there is suppression of the flow of urine, 
supposes the kidneys need stimulating and thinks to relieve 
the condition by dosing with so-called "kidney pills" with the 
result that matters are quickly made worse and the animal 
soon succumbs to rupture of the bladder or uremic poisoning, 
whereas the only possible means of relief is by operative 
measures at the hands of a skilled surgeon. There is an old 
saying "Don't monkey with the buzz-saw." We will change it 
to "Don't monkey with urinary disorders" and advise owners 
to seek skilled advice when there is anything wrong with the 
waterworks. 



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FITS. CONVULSIONS. NERVE STORMS 

Mervous seizures may arise from many different causes. 
Those of most familiar occurrence result from any of the 
five following conditions, in frequency in about the order 
named: 

Acute Indigestion, particularly during hot weather 
Worms or Solid Foreign Bodies that have been swallowed 
Acute Indigestion in Bitches whilst nursing their young 
Poisoning 
Distemper 

Convulsions also occur more rarely during the progress of 
certain diseases, particularly when the nervous system is 
concerned but they hardly need to be considered here. They 
never result from the teething process, all statements in 
books to the contrary notwithstanding. 

The Fits which are so often seen on the streets and which 
give rise to the familiar "mad-dog scares" are nearly always 
the result of indigestion or the presence of worms. Worms 
ordinarily lie quiescent in the intestines particularly when 
an abundant food-supply comes steadily along, but once let 
something occur to upset their equilibrium, such as the intro- 
duction into the food of an element having vermicidal proper- 
ties, then the worms begin to squirm and wriggle to such an 
extent as to cause an "uproar" of the nervous system. The 
convulsions seen in the brood matron are caused by over- 
loading of the stomach owing to the voracious appetite en- 
gendered by the demands of the offspring. 

SYMPTOMS, In those instances where the dog is seized 
with fits whilst out walking it is perhaps first noticed to lag 
behind, then suddenly stop, emit a loud cry, and fall over 
on its side all the while continuing to cry. At this stage it 
may bite anything that is put within reach of its teeth and 
even its own body, and its legs which were at first extended 
now move violently, it foams at the mouth, and its eyeballs 
protrude. As soon as the convulsion subsides, it gets up, 
looks wildly about, then dashes off madly and aimlessly, 
usually ending up in some dark, secluded spot. In some 
cases the seizure takes place with extraordinary rapidity, par- 
ticularlj' where worms are concerned. A puppy may appear 
perfectly well and suddenly fall over on its side, make a few 
convulsive movements and die. On the other hand, the 
order of symptoms here mentioned may be reversed, a pro- 



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ought to he kept handy at all times, if only as an 
antidote wherewith to circumvent the machinations of that 
anti-dog crank, the poison-fiend, who dwells in every city. 
But, there are other occasions when a prompt emetic will save 
life, such for instance, as the attacks of spasms or 
fits to which so many dogs are prone and which are fre- 
quently caused by acute indigestion. Again, it arrords 
instant relief in those cases of fat old asthmatic dogs making 
futile efforts to rid themselves of phlegm accumulated in 
their respiratory passages. 

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tracted period of excitement characterized by yelping, snap- 
ping right and left and rushing blindly into objects, preceding 
the onset of the actual convulsions. 

In the convulsions of nursing bitches the animal is at first 
restless with staring eyes and it breathes quickly. In about ten 
or fifteen minutes it is no longer able to stand but lies on its 
side with legs extended and muscles quivering. The breath- 
ing becomes more rapid and difiicult and the tongue is ex- 
truded and looks blue. Saliva flows freely and every once in 
a while a convulsive effort is made to swallow it. Conscious- 
ness is not lost. 

In strychnine poisoning the animal appears anxious and 
very exciteable, its body gets rigid and the convulsions come 
on at intervals of a few seconds, usually with increasing in- 
tensity and the head is drawn up and towards the back. Any 
sudden noise or even draught of air will bring on a fresh 
spasm. 

In the fits of Distemper, the "mad-dog" feature is absent, 
there being no tendency to maniacal rushing about but in- 
stead prostration with champing of the jaws for longer 
or shorter spells and progressively increasing in freqtiency 
and intensity. 

TREATMENT. No matter what be the cause of the 
seizure, excepting Distemper and the other rarer troubles, 
the very best thing to do is to induce immediate vomiting 
and thereby rid the stomach of any irritant that may be at 
work. For this purpose EMERGENCY EAIETIC should be 
used; in fact, this preparation should constantly be kept 
on hand in every well-regulated kennel for when it is needed 
it is needed with urgency. In about an hour's time, as soon 
as the vomiting has completely subsided, the stomach and 
intestines should be swept clean with a brisk dose of PUR- 
GATIVE PILULES combined with VERMICIDE CAP- 
SULES in case worms are present and have caused the 
trouble. The beneficial efifect of EMERGENCY EM'ETIC is 
particularly noticeable in the seizure of brood matrons. In 
dogs that show no signs of worms and in which the cause of 
the seizure has been undoubtedly acute indigestion, a com- 
plete change of diet is often imperative even to the extent 
of cutting out meat entirely, for when the digestive process is 
not functioning normally meat sometimes acts as an irritant. 
All exercise after eating must be stopped. In any case, a 
more or less prolonged course of treatment with TONIC 
GLOBULES should then be undertaken. One can never go 
wrong by following up the above described line of treatment. 

The fits of Distemper are not amenable to treatment. 



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DISTEIVIPER 

WHAT IS DISTEMPER? We apply the term "Dis- 
temper" to the composite phenomena that follow the invasion 
of the Dog's system by certain Microbes. These Microbes 
consist of the specific Distemper-Microbes which initiate the 
invasion and extend their operations throughout the system 
and of the common Pus-producing and other Microbes which 
follow in their wake and tend to confine their operations to 
certain areas on the external and internal surfaces of the 
body. In other words, we have to deal with a "Mixed" In- 
fection, of primary and secondary origin. It is probable that 
the Distemper-'iicrobes only appear sporadically whereas 
the Pus-producing Microbes are normally present at all times 
on the surface of the body. 

In order to get a clear conception of the processes by which 
these various Microbes gain their ends, we must bring our 
imaginations into play. We must first of all regard the 
living body of the Dog as a great republic composed of an 
aggregation of groups of Body-cells, each group performing 
its special work, the whole contributing to form what we 
recognize as Life and its Actions. Most of these component 
groups are in a fixed condition, as for instance the groups of 
muscle-cells and groups of nerve-cells, but there is one very 
important group that is capable of motion and migration 
from one part of the tody to another and this is the group of 
Blood-cells. There are different varieties of Blood-cells, just 
as in an army of human beings there are different corps of 
individuals forming infantry, cavalry, artillery, etc., and each 
variety seems to have some special work to perform. We 
inust look upon this army of Blood-cells as being entrenched 
within the body and whose business it is to fight to the death 
in the defence of the lives of all the other component Body- 
cells that go to make up the great republic. We must then 
look upon the Distemper-Microbes as a powerful invading 
army. And, in addition to the offensive horde of well-organ- 
ized Distemper-Microbes we must remember that there are 
numerous other secondary smaller armies or bands of rangers 
and irregular forces in the form of Pus-producing and Dysen- 
tery-producing Microbes, lurking here and scouting there, all 
ready to take advantage of the opportunity afforded them of 
pushing their attacks through the breaches made in the en- 
trenchments of the republic by the army of the actual Dis- 
temper-Microbes. These Distemper-Microbes usually make 
their onslaught whilst the great republic of Body-cells is 
passing through its youthful or formative period when it is 
least experienced or able to withstand the attacks. We must 
keep in mind that just as human armies vary in their capa- 



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city to harm their human opponents according to the mental 
and physical capacity of their component elements, the con- 
dition of their ammunition and commissariat, and other 
vital factors, so both the Microbes and Blood-cells vary from 
t^ime to tmie in their relative capacity to harm each other, 
if we carry in our minds this picture, which is not so imagin- 
ative as it may seem, since these "situations" are more or 
less actually capable of being seen under the microscope, we 
snail be enabled to dispel from our minds much of what has 
hitherto been regarded as mystery concerning this disease, 
and also we shall be enabled to comprehend the true method 
of inducing immunity to, and effecting the cure of, this dis- 
ease. Likewise we shall understand how futile it is to sub- 
ject the poor sufifering infected animal to dosing with the con- 
coctions that are masqueraded under the name of "dis- 
temper-cure," "distemper-remedy" or other high-sounding 
titles. 

The Distemper-Microbes, like other microbes and must 
human beings, are all the time looking about for an easy 
mark where they can take up their quarters with some pros- 
pect of having a good time. To their particular taste the sys- 
tem of the Dog is an ideal spot, wherein, being ardent and 
lusty warriors, they look forward to a combat with their 
implacable foes the Blood-cells, and if victorious, to a great 
time of feasting and merry-making. They most easily gain 
access to new territory by direct contact of one dog, in which 
they have already located, with another dog to which they 
haye not yet paid a visit. But, they can also be transported 
by some intermediate carrying agent. Having gained en- 
trance to the blood-stream through some channel which sn 
far has not been definitely determined, they at once begin to 
draw nutriment from the blood and thereby rapidly to re- 
produce their kind, until their numbers are vastly increased. 
This is called the incubative stage of the disease and during 
this time there are no ordinary symptons whereby the 
observer may be warned of the conflict that has already be- 
gun and of the greater one that is impending. This incuba- 
tive period 'may last from 3 to 9 or 10 days, so that it will 
readily be understood that a dog may have contracted the 
disease and had it in him that length of time before exhibit- 
ing the ordinary symptoms and yet be apparently well. It 
goes without saying that no man can truthfully sell a dog" 
with a guarantee that it is in perfect health since it might 
have become infected a few minutes before the transaction 
and it might not develop the disease until nearly two weeks 
had elapsed after the completion of the sale. This point 
is mentioned as a warning to intending purchasers that buy- 
ing a dog is a good deal like buying a pig in a poke, as far 



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as Distemper is concerned. One may get more than that for 
which one contracts. 

The Distemper-Microbes, as soon as they perceive their 
enemies, begin to discharge against them their ammunition in 
the form of certain secretions which appear to be poisonous 
to the Blood-cells and Body-cells. In the meantime, the 
warning cry of alarm, has gone out amongst the Blood-cells 
whicli mimediately begin to marshal their forces in battle 
array. Blood-cell faces Microbe, a terrific combat ensues, 
and each douglity warrior does his best to overcome his op- 
ponent. What is the form of this combat? Happily, bacterio- 
logists by their observations have discovered what actually 
takes place. The Blood-cells do not directly pounce on the 
Microbes. They do not risk their precious lives in such a 
rash manner but they seek to attain their object by more 
subtle roundabout means. Just as the Microbes begin to dis- 
charge their ammunition so certain of the Blood-cells begii; 
to discharge tlieir ammunition. Tt is not known which 
variety is concerned in the liscliarr^e of this ammunition, but 
suffice it to say that this ammunition is actually discharged 
for it is found present on the battlefield. This ammunition 
or Cell-secretion is not a simple substance for its composi- 
tion and defensive power vary according to the reduirenieits. 
For instance, one of its functions is to weaken and paralyze 
certain of the Microbes and render them vulnerable for a 
successful attack at close quarters on the part of the main 
body of Blood-cells. Some of the latter then advance and 
pounce on the Microbes, and just as in former times the 
Indians treated <^heir wounded and weakened captives, they 
proceed to eat them up or rather to engulf them and to leisure- 
ly digest them. Another function that this Cell-secretion is 
capable of developing is to neutralize any poisons secreted 
by the Microbes. It has also been observed that when the 
Blood-cells break down and die, their bodies give rise to cer- 
tain substances which in combination with certain elements 
of the Cell-secretion give rise to a distinctly microbicidal sub- 
stance which causes the deatli of certain of the Microbes. 
From all this it will be understood that the disease processes 
are not by any means simple but are decidedly complicated. 
But, it must also be remembered that the Blood-cells do not 
always have things all their own way. Whilst some of then) 
are getting rid of part of the invading Microbes, still other 
Microbes are accounting for some of the Blood-cells with 
their secretions, so that the question resolves itself into 
whether the Blood-cells as a whole are sufificiently powerful 
to put the Microbes completely out of business or whether as 
a whole the Microbes are the stronger of the two and by their 
more masterful tactics will lay out the entire army of Blood- 



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cells. Supposing for a moment that the Blood-cells are gain- 
ing the day and the case is one that is going to escape mor- 
tality, it may be that some of the Microbes have succeeded 
in doing sufficient harm as to cause structural changes or a 
partial breaking down of some portion of the great republic 
of cells that forms the entire body. Thus, we see such com- 
plications and after-effects of Distemper as Chorea, Paralysis. 
Loss of Hearing, Loss of Sense of Smell, etc. In these 
cases, the particular groups of cells that control particular 
functions of the body have been so severely poisoned by tlie 
secretions of the Microbes that they have undergone de- 
generation and it may take many days, weeks, months,, or 
even years before they will recarry on the co-operative work 
of the great republic of Body-cells. 

SYMPTOMS. The most constant and evident of all 
the symptoms of Distemper is — Rapid Emaciation. To 
the trained medical eye, this is without doubt the most promi- 
nent indication of the presence of the disease. The dog 
owner will scarcely credit this statement accustomed as he 
is to recognize the disease only by the little cough or by the 
catarrhal discharge so commonly seen coming from the eyes 
and nostrils. Nevertheless, it is true. It must be remembered 
that the attacks of the actual Distemper-Microbes are directed 
towards the blood and internal tissues and that the discharge 
from the eyes and nose results not from the action of the 
Distemper-Microbe itself but from the assaults of the second- 
ary Pus-producing Microbes. It is quite possible, and in- 
deed it often happens, that these secondary Pus-producing 
Microbes do not get in any work at all and we have then 
what has been called for want of a better term "dry dis- 
temper" as opposed to "wet-distemper" where there is a 
profuse discharge of matter from the eyes and nostrils. These 
so-called "dry distemper" cases are very frequently not recog- 
nized as such by dog owners because of the lack of discharge. 
The dog is thought to be getting rapidly "out-of-condition" 
and then perhaps Chorea suddenly appears. Chorea occur- 
ring other than as a sequel to Distemper is so rare that we 
may practically say that whenever it appears it is a sure sign 
that the animal has recently passed through an obscure at- 
tack of Distemper, without any signs of suppuration of the 
eyes or nasal passages. There are many cases of Distemper 
without the catarrhal discharge but there is hardly ever a 
case of Distemper without the characteristic greater or less 
emaciation or falling away of flesh. In young dogs, this is an 
invariable symptom, whether the other symptoms are pres- 
ent or not, and every dog owner should suspect the presence 
of Distemper whenever his young dogs or puppies are quick- 
ly losing flesh from no apparent reason. Coupled with the 



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rapid emaciation there is usually dullness and an expression 
of chilliness as evidenced by the animal seeking warmth. 

The next and most familiar but by no means constant 
symptom is the purulent discharge from the nostrils and the 
eyes, which may or may not cause the eyelids to glue to- 
gether. This discharge varies in degree according to the 
extent of the local infection from the Pus-producing 
Microbes. It contains not only Pus-producing Microbes but 
also the actual Distemper-Microbes in a state of virulence, so 
that it must always be regarded as a highly potential medium 
for the dissemination of the infection. The local infection 
may or may not involve the cornea or transparent portion 
of the eye, but if it does the latter becomes of a whitish or 
opaque color, or in other words, a film forms over the front 
of the eye, and a little spot or pit-like depression may occur. 

Another common symptom is the short husky cough heard 
in the early stages of the disease. If the complication of 
broncho-pneumonia appears, there is also labored breathing, 
when if the ear be placed to the chest wall, a rasping sound 
is plainly heard. 

Should the alimentary tract become involved, which is 
most often the case, the animal may vomit freely for the 
first day or two and this is succeeded by the passage from 
the bowels of a frothy liquid matter, of objectionable odor and 
often tinged with blood. Many cases of Distemper manifest 
only the disturbance of the bowels coupled with the invariable 
symptom of emaciation. 

The Skin of the belly and inside of the thighs should early 
be watched for the appearance of small generally isolated 
reddish spots which soon turn into blisters and these are later 
seen to contain pus. This eruption is significant of the pres- 
ence of the infection and sometimes, coupled with the rapid 
falling away of flesh, already alluded to, it is the only visible 
external symptom that is manifested. In such cases we see 
typical "dry distemper." These spots, however, do not in- 
variably appear. 

Reference has already been made to Chorea with which 
are often associated convulsive seizures or fits. These are 
the two worst features of the disease with which we have to 
deal, and both have a remarkable aptitude for developing 
when least expected. They usually appear in cases that seem 
least badly-ofif. The case seems to be markedly improving 
when suddenly without any other warning than a listlessness 
or dullness on the part of the animal it is plunged into this 
calamity. Fits are easily recognized, prostration with champ- 
ing of the jaws being the most marked symptoms. Chorea 
is manifested by a constant intermittent jerking of groups of 
muscles, often those of the head, the under jaw, or of one 



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or all of the legs. Closely related to the last mentioned 
complications is spinal paralysis, which, however, is not very 
common. In these cases the animal loses entire use of its 
limbs, usually confined to those of the hind quarters. 

No attention need be paid to the temperature during Dis- 
temper, as it is rarely elevated to any great degree, and then 
only in the initial stages. Later it often falls to normal or 
nearly normal. The pulse is a better indication of actual con- 
ditions. When the latter goes up to and beyond 130-140 an 
unfavorable termination may be anticipated. The normal 
pulse in the dog is between 90 and 100. 

PREVENTION. With this ever-menacing disease, as 
with every other evil condition, prevention is better than 
cure. If we can only prevent the dog from becoming in- 
fected with this foul disorder, what a saving of time, money, 
trouble and anxiety it will mean! How is infection to be pre- 
vented? It has already been stated that before the Blood- 
cells can make away with the Microbes, they (in conjunction 
with the rest of the Body-cells) have to secrete certain sub- 
stances wherewith the Alicrobes are enfeebled and rendered 
vulnerable. It has been ascertained that in each disease 
caused by Microbes, the latter discharge distinct and separate 
secretions. The secretions of one species of Microbe differ 
from those of another. Likewise, the secretions discharged 
by the Blood-cells to combat each separate disease dififer one 
from another. Now, we all know that, generally speaking, 
one attack of Distemper confers immunity against another 
attack, at least another fatal one. How is this brought 
about in a state of Nature? This is how it occurs: The 
great law of Habit comes into play. Remember that in a dog 
that has recovered from Distemper the Blood-cells have been 
engaged in a terrific battle from which they have emerged 
victorious and that they have learned in that particular mode 
of warfare a lesson which they are not likely soon to forget. 
What they have once learned to accomplish they will know 
how to repeat with ease in the future should the necessity 
arise. The consequence is that if another batch of Distemper- 
Microbes later comes along and attempts to carry out its 
murderous design the Blood-cells are all primed and right on 
the job and quickly put a stop to tlie proceedings by an im- 
mediate and overwhelming discharge of the all-important 
secretions. This being, then, the manner in which natural 
immunity is acquired, scientists have sat up nights thinking 
out some method by which immunity might be artificially con- 
ferred on an animal that has not yet run up against the Dis- 
temper-Microbe. Two methods have been evolved. One is 
to cultivate the living Microbes outside the body and keep 
them for a definite length of time until they have become 



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weakened or attenuated and then to vaccinate these living 
Microbes directly into the body, with the hope that in their 
enfeebled condition the Microbes will become an easy prey 
to the Blood-cells. This method works pretty well, but 
it is somewhat uncertain and difficult to put in operation 
since it involves the maintenance of a small-sized f^arm and 
the raising of various crops of Microbes in all stages of 
virulence, so that when wanted they might not be too much 
weakened to have the desired effect. The other method is 
to cultivate the Microbes outside the body and then destroy 
them with a high degree of heat and inject these dead Microbes 
with the products of their growth, and this method has 
proven to be the most practicable. To the dead Microbes 
and their products so cultivated, the term "Toxin" has been 
applied. 

ARTIFICIAL IMMUNITY. TOXINS AS A PREVEN- 
TIVE. The theory of inducing artificial immunity to a 
given disease is based on the law of Habit. Everybody is 
familiar with the well-known fact that the more often an 
action is performed, the easier becomes its subsequent per- 
formance. Likewise, the more frequently a drug is taken 
the more easily can the body accustom itself to the effects of 
that particular drug, so that increasingly larger doses can 
be swallowed with impunity, until such a dose can be taken 
that the body would succumb to its effects were it admin- 
istered in the first instance. The theory of inducing arti- 
ficial immunity by the injection of Toxins is that the Blood- 
cells will be taught HOW to elaborate and discharge their 
all-important se.retions without subjecting them to the risk 
of actual infection with the living Microbes. 

What is the process by which this is accomplished? We 
first of all capture the Distemper-Microbes and some of the 
other Microbes that follow in their wake, and we cultivate 
them on an artificial medium. All the time they are thus 
being cultivated they are producing secretions. We then kill 
the Microbes by applying to them an intense degree of heat 
and we have remaining a Mixture of the products they have 
secreted and their own dead bodies no longer capable of 
carrying on harm if introduced within the system. At this 
stage we are all ready to inject some of this mixture or as 
it is called "Toxin," and this is where we apply the great law 
of Habit. If we were to inject into a healthy dog an unlimited 
quantity of this Toxin the Blood-cells might be overwhelmed 
and the dog die, just as happens when vast numbers of power- 
ful Distemper-Microbes gain access to the system and destroy 
all the Blood-cells by the enormous quantity of toxic sub- 
stance they secrete. Instead of doing this, common sense 
tells us to start operations by injecting a small quantity, just 



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enough to awaken the Blood-cells to a realization that there 
IS something doing and that it is up to them to get busy. 
We must imagine that the Blood-cells, as soon as they are 
aware of the presence in the system of this small quantity of 
Toxin, suspect that their mortal enemy has gained entrance 
to their stronghold, and hurry and scurry hither and thither 
in their anxiety to locate the intruder, all the while getting 
ready and discharging some of their ammunition. Finally, 
when they have discovered that it is a false alarm, they settle 
down to their ordinary habits. But, they have been placed on 
their guard and liave ascertained what it feels like to have 
to fire off their ammunition. They are now on their mettle. 
A few days later, we should inject perhaps double the quantity 
of Toxin that we first injected. Iinmediately the same events 
transpire and the Blood-cells are more than ever impressed 
with their own importance and are more than ever primed 
to attack the enemy as soon as the latter menaces them. 
This process of injecting graduated and increasing doses of 
Toxin should be carried on until the Blood-cells are rendered 
thoroughly efficient and qualified to tackle the most strategic 
army of Distemper-Microbes that may invade their territory. 
But, no army is ever maintained in a state of efficiency unless 
it continually practises the action it will be called upon to 
perform in an emergency. Hence arises the necessity of 
repeatedly injecting maximum doses of Toxin at intervals of 
a few weeks after immunity has been established, during the 
most critical period of the dog's life, to remind his Blood- 
cells of the lesson they have been taught, so that they will 
not fail to give a good account of themselves in the hour of 
trouble. If we merely give a single injection or perhaps two 
injections, we give but half a lesson to the Blood-cells, and 
they soon lapse into a state of indifference to danger and re- 
tain but a faint recollection of the training they have received. 
Then, should the Distemper-Microbes come along later, they 
are in a very little better condition for withstanding the at- 
tacks of the well-organized enemy than they were before 
they received their primary lessons in warfare, and their 
chances of coming out of the combat victorious are about 
equal to those of a non-immunized animal. The power of 
resistance being stimulated to its highest pitch shortly after 
injection and retaining its activity for several days thereafter, 
explains why Toxins may be successfully used to guard 
against an imminent infection such as is so prone to occur 
at Dog Shows. And from this fact we can also derive an ex- 
planation of the many failures that have followed the use of 
Distemper Toxins. It is extremely doubtful that single or 
even double doses can be depended on to fortify the system 
permanently against the disease unless, indeed, the animal 



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should be exposed to infection shortly after injection. The 
only hope of reliable immunization is the injection of grad- 
uated doses at intervals during the first year of the animal's 
life. The point should be emphasized that when speaking of 
conferring artificial immunity it does not necessarily mean 
that a dog will be prevented entirely from contracting the 
disease, but that its Blood-cells will be so fortified that they 
will have the power to ward ofif a fatal termination to the 
disease. 

CAN TOXINS BE USED AS A CURE FOR DIS- 
TEMPER? Before answering this question we must first 
define the meaning of the term "Cure." The term "Cure'" 
is generally used in a positive and comprehensive sense, and 
in the case of Toxins would imply the destruction of the 
causative agent of the disease and the restoration of the body 
to health. That being so, the claim that is daily put forth in 
the columns of the Dog Journals by the manufacturers of 
Toxins that their products cure as well as immunize can 
hardly be sustained, except in a very qualified manner and 
then only under certain very restricted conditions. In a 
sense, these preparations used for curative purposes in Dis- 
temper are about on a par with our old friends the so-called 
"distemper-cure" fakes. In some cases (those cases that are 
gomg to get well, anyhow) they do no harm; in other cases 
they may do a lot of harm. In making this statement it is 
not implied that other Toxins cannot be successfully used to 
effect the positive cure of certain other diseases, for it is 
true that they can be so employed. But, the difference is 
this: they can be used to annihilate a strictly local disease, 
where the area of infection is confined to a definite quarter 
of the body because they have the entire army of Blood-cells 
throughout the whole extent of the body to work on. The 
Blood-cells elsewhere are unemployed, so-to-speak, and they 
can be utilized to do their share in the work of producing de- 
fensive secretions to be conveyed in overwhelming amount 
to the invaded area. But, used for the purpose of combatting 
a general systemic disease of acute type, such as Distemper 
is, they are wrong in principle, and the effort will now be 
made to explain why such claim is unwarranted. 

Before the advent of Toxins, there were, just as there still 
are, in spite of the use of Toxins for curative purposes, two 
main classes of Distemper Cases, namely (a) those that re- 
covered with or without complications, and (b) those that 
failed to recover with the death of the animal. Those that re- 
covered did so by virtue of the inherent capacity of the 
Blood-cells to produce sufficient defensive secretions to 
neutralize the offensive secretions that were produced by the 
invading Microbes and to so weaken and wither the latter 



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that tlie Blood-cells could pounce on and devour them. These 
Blood-cells may easily have won the battle and made short 
work of the invadinp Microbes and the secretions of the latter, 
by their ability to promptly secrete a superabundance of the 
all-important defensive secretions. In that Case we must 
miagine that the Blood-cells were in a state of very great 
virility. On the other hand, we must also_ imagine that at 
times the Blood-cells were in a sort of lazy impotent state so 
that the process of recovery was dragged out in a slovenly 
fashion, and in point of fact, we do see just such cases. Again, 
the Blood-cells may have had to struggle for all they were 
worth to accomplish their purpose and may have succeeded 
in only just putting the invading Microbes and the secretions 
of the latter out of business with no margin or excess of 
defensive secretions to spare and no ability to produce anj' 
more. It need hardly be pointed out that for the treatment 
of the first mentioned group of class (a), or those cases that 
promptly recover, the injection of Toxins is superfluous, a.s 
the system is quite equal to the task imposed upon it. For 
the second mentioned group it is quite conceivable that 
Toxins may be of use in awakening the Blood-cells from their 
lethargic condition. But, for the third mentioned group, if 
we remember that the Microbes and their offensive secretions 
are present in dangerous quantities and that the system is 
doing its level best to neutralize and rid itself of the same, it 
would hardly seem prudent to inject an additional amount of 
ofifensive foreign substances and thereby increase the burden 
that is already imposed on the entire army of Blood-cells. 
As for class (b) the last remark applies with even greater 
force, for the fact of the failure on the part of the system 
to get the better of the invading Microbes means that the latter 
are multiplying and producing offensive secretions in such 
preponderating quantity that the point is passed where the 
Blood-cells are stimulated to do their scavenging work and 
they are overcome and rendered incapable of producing their 
all-important defensive secretions. Now, admitting that the 
second group of class (a) may be benefitted by the Toxin 
.Treatment and the third mentioned group of the same class 
and all of class (b) are intensified and endangered thereby, 
by what means are we to recognize the dividing line? Who 
will say where lies the danger line of converting the cases of 
class (a) into those of class (b)? It must follow, from 
the principles here laid down, that there must be some risk 
in making use of Toxins for the TREATMENT of Dis- 
temper, and that there is no surety that they are capable of 
turning the balance in favor of the health line but that there 
is decided risk of their sending it over towards the death 
line. And this is exactly in keeping with the observation of 



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those who have had large experience in the treatment of dogs 
of all kinds. In their hands Distemper Toxins, as a cura- 
tive measure, have proven an absolute failure and danger. 

REMEDIES USED AS SO-CALLED DISTEMPER- 
CURES. A few years ago, before the U. S. Federal Pure 
Food and Drug Act protected the public, there were several 
much-advertised, and by their manufacturers much-vaunted, 
so-called "Distemper-Cures." Even to this day the same 
preparations appear under the more modest name of "Dis- 
temper-Remedies" so that their owners may keep safely with- 
in the law. Modern science has taught us that none of these 
concoctions ever had the slightest power to inhibit the 
development of the actual distemper infection. Cases that 
recovered after their administration would have recovered 
anyhow in the manner already described. None of these 
preparations was capable of performing or even contributing 
to the formation of the all-important and indispensable de- 
fensive secretions. The man who has kept many dogs and has 
experimented on this point himself will quickly recognize the 
truth of this statement. To him who has not had the same 
opportunity we ofifer these remarks in the way of friendly and 
forewarning advice. 

Are there any phases of Distemper in which pharmaceu- 
tical preparations can be used with benefit to the animal? Cer- 
tainly not with the hope of destroying the specific Distemper- 
Microbes, for the very good reason that anything that might be 
used to destroy the latter would in all probability also destroy 
the Blood-cells. But it is possible to treat two or three of the 
local secondary complications, namely the Diarrliea and Dys- 
entery and the Eye lesions that frequently accompany or suc- 
ceed an attack of Distemper. In many instances, by the timely 
administration of proper remedies we may arrest these compli- 
cations, but it is only because they are local and subordinate 
troubles and because we can reach them by direct local medica- 
tion. A good intestinal antiseptic and astringent is invaluable to 
control the bowel disorder. With these exceptions, there is no 
other condition in the acute stages of Distemper that may be bene- 
fitted by the administration of remedies. It is only in the 
convalescent stages that reconstructive tonics should be em- 
ployed at which time the latter are of inestimable value. It is 
certain that no drugs have ever had the slightest influence in 
benefitting Chorea which sometimes arises as a secondary com- 
plication. Chorea disappears in the course of time. It may take 
from two to five years, but it will finally disappear, and it does 
so only after the degenerated and shattered nerve-cells have 
reconstructed themselves. The best treatment for Chorea 
is good food and prodigious exercise, particularly the exer- 
cise. We have seen that Chorea is a constant intermittent 



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contraction of certain groups of muscles due to irregular in- 
nervation originating in a group of disordered brain-cells and 
by exercise these disordered brain-cells may gradually be in- 
duced to get back into proper working order, but it takes 
lots and lots of time and the owner must have infinite 
patience. The red Spots or pox-like pustules that occur on 
the belly and the inside of the thigh require no treatment 
except when they are aggravated by gnawing on the part 
of the animal, as they usually very soon disappear. Likewise, 
the catarrhal discharge from the nostrils requires no treat- 
ment except that of cleansing. The discharges of the respira- 
tory tract and particularly pneumonia, when it supervenes, 
as also convulsions, are not amenable to beneficial treatment 
by drugs. There is one important matter that must not be 
neglected and that is the isolation of the infected animal and 
the free and repeated disinfection of all places and articles 
that have harbored or been in contact with a distempered dog 
and this should be carried out for several days after apparent 
recovery of the animal. For this purpose a sprinkling so- 
lution made with the "fi" ANTISEPTIC TABULES may be 
used with advantage. The Microbes may hang on for a 
long time after the acute symptons have disappeared, and 
occasionally a dog. becomes a regular "carrier" of the virus. 
It is well to bear in mind that dog-hospitals and boarding- 
kennels are very often guilty centers for distribution of the 
disease. Warning must also be given against bathing or even 
wetting of the coat during the progress of the disease. It is 
of utmost importance to maintain the animal in a thoroughly 
dry and warm condition, otherwise pneumonia is extremely 
apt to supervene. 

With regard to nutrition, as long as the animal will volun- 
tarily eat during the progress of the disease it should be given 
exactly what its appetite calls for, but only in moderation. 
But, if it refuses all nourishment, what then? Leave it 
alone, and do not attempt to force upon it what the system is 
declining, for the appetite is but an expression of the de- 
mands of the system. A healthy dog will actually survive 
three whole months without food, provided it has water, and it 
will live an entire month l^iefore markedly showing the effects 
of such a long fast. Whilst this statement is true of a 
developed adult dog, it needs to be modified considerably in 
the case of a puppy still undeveloped. But, it is not lack 
of food that causes the rapid emaciation seen in Distemper, 
rather is it the poisonous substances secreted by the Microbes 
resulting in breaking down of the tissues. To force upon an 
animal food that will fail to be digested only increases the 
accumulation of poisons in the system. As the disease sub- 
sides the appetite will awaken and all the flesh that has been 



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THE BIG COMBINE 

FOR THE RATIONAL TREATMENT OF 

DISTEMPER 





TONIC GLOBULES 
To Keep Up the Strength 



ENTERIC GLOBULES 
To Keep the Bowels Right 




"ff" EYE POWDER 
To Prevent Eye Trouble 




ff" ANTISEPTIC TABULES 
To Destroy the Microbes 



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lost will ordinarily soon be regained. It is at this point that 
recovery can always be expedited by the administration of 
appropriate Tonics. 

To sum up: 

No. 1. The primary Distemper Infection is incurable by any 
medicament hitherto discovered. Recovery takes place 
through the inherent power of the Blood-cells. 

No. 2. The injection of Toxins or Vaccines for curative 
purposes is risky and often dangerous. All claims to the con- 
trary should be totally disregarded. The only hope along 
these lines rests in an Antitoxin which has yet to be dis- 
covered. 

No. 3. Practically only two complications are amenable to 
treatment with appropriate remedies, namely : the secondary in- 
fections of the Bowels and of the Eyes, and for this purpose we 
strongly recommend active dosing with our ENTERIC GLO- 
BULES and "ff" EYE POWDER during the acute stages of 
the disease, whilst during the reconstructive period our 
TONIC GLOBULES should be freely given until the patient 
is well on the road to recovery. 

No. 4. Toxins and Vaccines can only be used with limited con- 
fidence as preventive agents and then only when administered 
frequently during the developing period or to protect for a short 
time against imminent infection (just before Dog Shows or 
visits to strange kennels). Otherwise, single dosing is of slight 
value and then only temporarily. 



SiaX DISEASES 

From the standpoint of the dog owner trying to treat the 
dififerent skin troubles that so frequently occur in kennels, 
we must consider two principal classes of skin inflammation, 
viz., that in which Microbes are the exciting factor and that 
in which animal or fungoid Parasites initiate the disturbance. 
In the first named are comprised all those cases to which 
the term ECZEMA is ambiguously applied, whilst by the 
second are understood those known as MANGE (both sar- 
coptic and follicular) and RINGWORM. Whilst it is quite 
erroneous to jumble all the disturbances of microbic origin 
under the term Eczema yet to avoid confusion we had better 
continue to use the misnomer. There is still another form 
of skin trouble which occurs entirely independently of Mi- 
crobes or Parasites, namely HIVES, seen in puppies. This 
condition is brought about by indigestion. The _ poisons 
formed by the indigestion process being absorbed into the 
system, the blood tries to get rid of them by way of the skin 
and in so doing starts up an irritation. 

ECZEMA. As already stated, all skin diseases commonly 
called by this name are the result of the invasion of the 



deeper layers of the skin by Microbes. These Microbes are 
the common pus-producing organisms, normally inhabiting 
the upper layers of the skin in healthy animals. They are at 
all times present and the reason they do not produce any dis- 
turbances all the time is not because they are npt trying their 
level best to do so, but because the Blood-cells in a perfectly 
healthy animal are powerful enough to hold them at bay. 
But, let there be a slight let-up in repelling power on the part 
of the Blood-cells and the Microbes at once get in their work 
and other Blood-cells rushing to the scene to help in the fray 
the whole area is "lit up,'' so to speak, and we see the usual 
symptoms of skin inflammation, viz., redness, formation of 
pus, falling out of the hair, etc., and more or less scratching 
and biting provoked by the local irritation. It must not be 
forgotten also that at certain times the Microbes may en- 
joy great vitality and assume a sort of super-strength just as 
we see all animals assume at times a greater degree of vigor 
than at other times.. In these instances, the Blood-cells have 
a very hard task to combat the onslaught of the Microbes 
and the latter start up a rumpus at the slightest provocation. 
This explains why Eczema should at times appear to assume 
a highly contagious and infectious character, sweeping 
through a kennel and attacking every inmate therein. It 
means that the Microbes on such occasions are exceedingly 
virulent and the defensive capacity of the Blood-cells of each 
individual dog happens to be somewhat below par. At times, 
also, the bites of Fleas and Lice will so wound the skin that 
the Microbes easily penetrate. The reader should now turn 
his attention to the chapter on Distemper wherein he will 
find descril)ed the whole process of the warfare between Mi- 
crobes and Blood-cells. In Eczema there exists an exactly 
similar state of affairs but it is confined to the surface of the 
body, and the Microbes do not ordinarily gain access to the 
system. Owing to this fact, there is rarely any danger of 
fatal outcome of Eczema as the Blood-cells of the whole sys- 
tem remain in safety and in reserve and can be called on to 
concentrate their defensive power on what is only a limited 
portion of the body that is under attack. The importance of 
maintaining a dog "in condition" will thus be seen, and it 
explains why with internal treatment alone eczematous in- 
flammation can successfully be combatted. It is purely a 
question of the Blood-cells or the Microbes on the surface of the 
body gaining the upper hand. Any condition internally that 
will bring about an auto.-intoxication and reduce the vitality 
of the Blood-cells may lead to Eczema. Thus, we often see 
the latter trouble dependent on the presence of Worms in the 
intestinal canal, the Worms secreting certain poisons which 
are absorbed into the system and weaken the Blood-cells. 



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Or, we may see a similar state of affairs during an attack 
of Distemper when the poisons secreted by the Microbes of 
the latter disease enfeeble the Blood-cells. The great major- 
ity of all skin troubles belongs to the class in question, i. e., 
Eczema is the commonest form of skin trouble with which 
we have to deal. 

MANGE. On the other hand, the two varieties of Mange 
are both due to the burrowing and biting proclivities of quite 
highly organized creatures, the Mange Parasites, and Ring- 
worm is due to a fungus or mold. Mange cannot exist 
without the presence of the creatures that cause it, but it is 
often accompanied by Eczema. The parasites by burrowing 
and biting into the skin make minute wounds, thereby en- 
abling the pus-producing Microbes to penetrate and start up 
the same process they do in Eczema, so that Mange is really 
always more or less complicated with Eczema. Sarcoptic 
Mange occurs here and there all over the North American 
Continent, but it is not very common. The particular para- 
sites that cause it invade only the surface and upper layers 
of the skin and easily pass from one dog to another and will 
locate just as readily on an old dog as on a young one. But, 
they are easily reached and destroyed with appropriate reme- 
dies so that the trouble may without difficulty be cured. On 
the other hand Follicular Mange occurs not at all uncommon- 
ly in the Southern and Middle States. Its parasites burrow 
deeply into the follicles of the skin and cannot be reached by 
any external applications. Hence, it is a grave menace in any 
kennel, though strange to say, it is not readily communicable 
from one dog to another, and tends to infest puppies and 
young dogs sooner than those of mature age. A single 
dog in a kennel may be badly infested and all the others re- 
main free, and a nursing bitch may remain free whilst her 
entire litter is badly infested at as early an age as four weeks. 
Follicular Mange is so insidious that it is often quite impos- 
sible to account for its outbreak. 

RINGWORM occurs only sporadically, consequently need 
rarely be taken into consideration. 

HIVES are seen in all kinds of young dogs, everywhere, 
at all seasons. 

HOW TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ECZEMA, 
MANGE AND THE OTHER TROUBLES. This is diffi- 
cult and sometimes impossible without the aid of the micro- 
scope. In general, it may be said that practically all cases of 
skin trouble, with the exception of FOLLICULAR MANGE 
are productive of more or less scratching on the part of the 
affected animal. This means that if any chronic inflammation 
is seen, with or without the formation of purulent matter, 
that tends to hang on and progressively but slowly involve 



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more and more of the skin and is not accompanied by itching 
and in which the animal does not scratch itself and exhibits 
an aversion to being scratched and which will not respond to 
any form of treatment, the owner should be suspicious of 
Follicular Mange. Follicular Mange is not characterized by a 
typical appearance, though there are usually present purplish 
pimples or pustules from which pus mixed with blood can 
be squeezed. But, the disease sometimes exists merely as a 
diffused angry-looking redness. Usually the hair falls out in 
the affected areas, and there is present a peculiar mouse- 
like odor. The rule is for the head and neck to be first af- 
fected and then the feet. 

In SARCOPTIC MANGE the head, neck, chest, belly and 
paws are most commonly affected. In the early stages it is 
seen as a lot of little pimples, which may contain water or pus 
and as the disease progresses these coalesce and form more or 
less extensive purulent areas covered with scabs and scales. 
One of the most prominent symptoms is great itching as 
shown by the animal's intense delight when rubbed and 
scratched, and it may also be noticed that the itching is great- 
ly increased when the animal is brought near a iire or is 
covered with a warm blanket, the heat causing the parasites 
to move around in a lively manner and tickle the nerve-end- 
ings. 

ECZEMA may occur in any part of the body, in either sex, 
at any age, though it tends to favor the head and neck, the 
back near the root of the tail, the inside of the elbow, and 
the inside of the thigh and feet. Various types may be seen 
from simple redness to pimples and on to large purulent sur- 
faces. As there is more or less irritation, there is usually 
quite a bit of scratching, rubbing and biting. 

RINGWORM occurs about the face and head and on the 
abdomen and outer part of the hind legs. It is generally seen 
as one or two round spots with a grayish or yellow crust 
from which the hair falls. 

HIVES. This trouble comes on suddenly and may ap- 
pear without a minute's warning over the entire body as a lot 
of little swellings on which the hair looks staring. 

FOR TREATMENT OF ALL SKIN TROUBLES, with 
the exception of Follicular Mange, we have two sovereign 
remedies, viz., TONIC GLOBULES and "ff" SKIN SALVE. 
If there is any uncertainty about recognizing which form of 
skin trouble is present, the owner can never go wrong by 
using these two preparations and in nine cases out of ten 
will rapidly effect a cure of the trouble. The "ff" Skin Salve 
is destructive of Mange Parasites (excepting those of the 
Follicular variety) and pus-producing Microbes, and therefore 
should be used to clean up both these exciting factors. At the 



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TONIC GLOBULES 

TONIC GLOBULES have been designed to get dog» 
into condition so that they will STAY IN CONDITION. 
The great objection to the so-called "condition-piils and 
"blood-purilying pills ' is the profound reaction that fol- 
lows the discontinuance of their administration. They are 
mostly loaded with arsenic, and arsenic, like cocaine and 
morphine, is inseparable from habit formation. If the 
dosing is stopped, the body machinery moves backward 
and the subject is very soon in a worse condition than be- 
Fore being treated. Not so with TONIC GLOBULES. 
After the dog has reached the condition stage there is no 
falling off or fading away of the good effects that have been 
accomplished, but such good effects persist until the next 
serious disease comes along. 

If your dog lacks vitality, if his system needs building 
up and invigorating, if his appetite needs awakening, if he is 
convalescing from Distemper or any other weakening dis- 
order, if you want to get him in shape for the next Show, 
or renovate him from the depressing effects of a recent 
round of the circuit, place your reliance on TONIC GLOB- 
ULES. Neither you nor the dog will get "stung . 

For ordinary cases, it takes about 30 Globules for 
small Dogs, 60 Globules for Dogs of medium size, and 90 
Globules for large Dogs. 

PRICE 

Per Box of 30 Globules in U.S. A 25c 

in Canada 50c 

in Great Britain 2s.6cl. 

in France Fr. 3 

Per Kennel Box of 500 Globules in U. S. A. ... $3. 

in Canada $5. 

in Great Britain 2 1 s. 
in France Fr. 25 

r)5 





iiiro 


11 
i 



"ff" SKIX SALVE 

[Non-poisonous] 

This 19 a product that presents many advantages over 
the old-time crude "mange-cures. It comes in the form 
of a thick paste, which may be used either as an ointment, 
or with the addition of water, may be made into a liquid 
application. It is a highly refined product, non-irritating 
and soothing to the skin. It is free from unpleasant odor, 
can easily be washed off, and is a wonderful hair-grower. 
It is suitable to most inflammatory affections of the skin, 
but in some cases the dry SKIN POWDER acts better, 
particularly where there is much discharge, or where a 
strictly parlor preparation is desired. It is impossible to 
lay down any nxed rule tc guide one in this respect, but 
each case of skin eruption must be treated according to the 
indications, "ff " SKIN SALVE is suitable for the treat- 
ment of Sarcoptic Mange and most dry Eczemas. It is 
not suitable for Follicular Mange., which is true of all ex- 
ternal applications. 

PRICE 

Per Tube in U.S.A 50c 

in Canada- $1. 

in Great Britsun Ss. 

in France Fr. 6 



5G 




"ff" SKIK POWDER 

[Non-poisonous] 

SKIN POWDER is a soothing dessicant. It is useful 
for drying up moist or weeping Eczemas ana for those 
cases of skin eruption that do not do well with wet appli- 
cations. As it is clean and dry and free from odor and 
does not stain, it is recommended for use on lap dogs and 
house pets that are desired to he continually in contact with 
their owners' clothes and furniture. It is a sort of parlor 
preparation whereas SKIN SALVE is more of a kennel 
preparation. 

PRICE 

Per Can in U.S. A 50c 

in Canada $1. 

in Great Britain 5s. 

in France Fr. 6 

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same time an effort should be directed towards toning up the 
system to help the Blood-cells gain ascendency over the in- 
vading Microbes. So potent are the Tonic Globules to stimu- 
late the Blood-cells to a vigorous condition, that the worst 
cases of Eczema are often cleared up within a couple of weeks 
of treatment, even without the help of the "ff" Skin Salve. 
Nevertheless, the "ff" Skin Salve should also be used to disin- 
fect the skin and to destroy Mange Parasites in case the latter 
are present and are not suspected. This combined line of 
treatment should be persisted in until a decided improvement 
is visible. It is rarely necessary to continue the treatment 
longer than three or four weeks in the worst cases. Occa- 
sionally, one meets wth cases of skin eruption which from 
scratching on the part of the animal are rendered sore and 
raw, and also cases where there is a profuse discharge of mois- 
ture. These cases generally do better with applications in the 
form of dry powder and to meet these requirements we ad- 
vise the use of our "ff" SKIN POWDER instead of the "ff" 
SKIN SALVE, particularly should the latter appear to irri- 
tate the raw surfaces. 

For Follicular Mange there is, unfortunately, no simple 
line of treatment that can be recommended in the ordinary 
way. All external applications only make such cases worse. 
In all suspected cases microscopic examination should be 
resorted to to determine whether or not the disease is actually 
present and then special methods of treatment adopted. 

Ringworm should be treated internally with the TONIC 
GLOBULES and externally by application of ordinary tinc- 
ture of iodine. 

Hives call for cleansing of the alimentary tract with our 
PURGATIVE PILULES followed up with a course of 
TONIC GLOBULES. 

During any widespread infestation of Mange, Eczema, or 
other skin trouble, the housing quarters should be kept 
scrupulously clean and freely sprinkled with a solution made 
with the "ff" ANTISEPTIC TABULES, all litter and other 
material without value being burned. 







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The lively Flea has long been regarded as a comparatively 
harmless individual. Such is not the case, however. As a 
great intermediate carrying agent for the transmission of in- 
fectious diseases he is a menace much to be feared. We know 
for a fact that he is one of the means whereby tapeworm is 
acquired, which is fully explained in the chapter on Worms. 
Not only does he torture tlie animal in whose coat he takes up 
his quarters, but by the irritation of his bites he will often 
initiate troublesome skin eruptions. Furthermore, there is 
a very good reason to fear that he may at times be the means 
of carrying the Microbes of Distemper from one animal to 
another, as also the Microbes of other troubles. 

TREATMENT. In the Southern States and in Cali- 
fornia, where veritable plagues of fleas are experienced at 
times, it is practically impossible to ke'ep dogs entirely free 
from these parasites. No sooner have the effects of flea- 
destroying preparations worn ofif, than fresh batches of the 
little devils are just as numerous as ever. As soon as one 
flea is killed a hundred come to its funeral! Many of the 
preparations advertised to kill fleas merely narcotize them, 
so that when their effects wear off, the fleas revive, and this 
is particularly true of the various so-called dog soaps. The 
surest way to kill fleas is to wash the animal and use some 
good preparation that is poisonous to the fleas and harm- 
less to the dog, of which there are many on the market, but 
it must not be forgotten that in the course of a day or two a 
fresh outfit of fleas may put in an appearance, so that fre- 
quent efforts at destruction become necessary. Our "ff" 
FOAMING SHAMPOO will lay out fleas in quick time and 
is particularly appropriate for Toy and House Dogs as it 
possesses a delightfully refreshing odor. The Insect Powders are 
not much good for killing fleas. 

LICE 

Lice are just about as bad as Fleas in their capacity to 
transmit diseases, but they are not so commonly met with and 
are not often found on dogs having short coats. They are 
often found on French Poodles. They are easily recognized 
as also their eggs or "nits" which may be seen attached to 
individual hairs. They have a predilection for the Head, Ears, 
and Neck. 

TREATMENT, Whilst it is quite possible to completely 
effect the destruction of the actual lice with appropriate pre- 
parations, this is not the case with the eggs, and if these be 
left in position they will later hatch and give rise to another 
generation. The only successful way to eradicate this pest 
is to clip the animal entirely from head to foot, thereoy get- 
ting rid of the eggs. 

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LOSS OF HAIR 

In certain breeds, such as the Mexican and Chinese, the 
absence of hair is a racial characteristic, but in all coated 
breeds, particularly in aged subjects, it is not uncommon to 
observe circumscribed or generalized loss of hair. Loss of 
hair may arise as a primary trouble, due to infection of the 
hair follicles by a specific Microbe, but in the majority of cases 
it is a complication of Eczema, Mange, or other skin troubles. 
There is nearly always more or less loss of hair as a result 
of any acute infectious disease, such as Distemper. When- 
ever loss of hair takes place the skin generally, has a dry 
and unthrifty appearance. The natural annual function of 
coat-shedding, which takes place at the end of winter, must 
not, of course, be mistaken for any disease process. 

TREATMENT. Whether or not hair can be induced to 
grow again on denuded surfaces depends altogether upon the 
viability of the hair follicles. If the latter have not lost life, 
there are no remedial agents that have more remarkably 
stimulating action than the ingredients contained in our "ff" 
SKIN SALVE. So remarkable is the capacity of this prepara- 
tion to grow hair of almost any kind in almost any place, and 
on account of its freedom from objectionable features and the 
ease with which it can be applied and removed, that many 
barbers and lady hair-dressers place the utmost reliance on it 
and freely use it on the scalps of their patrons. The growth 
of hair that follows its use on the dog is sometimes astonish- 



WASHINGf Does 

Discretion should be observed in the washing of dogs. To 
wash a dog may seem a simple enough thing to do, but many 
a dog has gone to his grave from the results of an im- 
properly given bath. Most cases of pneumonia follow, the 
wetting of the coat in cold weather either from a bath, the 
rain, or a plunge into a stream. In other words, it is the com- 
bination of cold and wet which is productive of disease, 
whereas there is little danger from cold alone. After being 
wet, the coat, particularly of long-haired dogs, retains a 
certain amount of moisture for several hours no matter how 
well it is dried with a towel. Prolonged and gradual evapora- 
tion takes place and this is sufficient to chill the body if the 
surrounding air be cold. The vitality is thereby lowered and 
the Microbes, some varieties of which are always present and 
ever alert to get in their deadly work, do their worst, and 
pneumonia follows. The rule to observe is to wash the dog 
at night time, dry him as thoroughly as possible, with a towel, 

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"ff" FOAMINQ SHAMPOO 

FOAMING SHAMPOO is vastly superior to all 
Bo-called "dog-soaps most oi which are the cheapest pos- 
sible composition and on account of the free alkali or crude 
chemicals they contain are positively injurious to the coai 
and skin. It not only contains refined medicaments which 
are immediately destructive of neas, but its cleansing 
capacity is such that it penetrates to the pores of the skin, 
drives out every particle of dirt and doggy odor, and by 
its stimulating action on the cutaneous capillaries preserves 
the glossiness of the coat so that the latter does not have 
that dry and lifeless appearance which follows the use of 
dog-soaps. Any person who has enjoyed a good shampoo 
can appreciate how refreshed and invigorated a dog feels 
after a good cleansing with this high-grade preparation. 

FOAMING SHAMPOO is peculiarly adapted to the 
Goats of Toy Dogs and House Pets. 

PRICE 

Per Bottle in U. S. A 50c 

in Canada $1. 

in Great Britain Ss. 

in France Fr. 6 

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and pen him in a warm room free from draughts, till the sun 
has risen next day. Of course, this rule need not be observed 
on hot summer days, when it is best to wash in the morning 
so that the day's heat will effect thorough drying before the 
advent of the cooler night air. In any case, it is best to 
wash puppies as little as possible. At all times it is best to 
use tepid water. As regards the use of soap it must be said 
that many of the so-called dog soaps are positively harmful 
and to be avoided. Carbolic soaps are particularly dangerous 
because of the extreme susceptibility of dogs to the poisonous 
properties of this drug by its absorption through the skin. 
If it is desired to use a soap, nothing is better than pure 
Castile soap, the same as one would use for one's own skin. 
For thorough cleansing our "ff" FOAMING SHAMPOO is a 
particularly nice preparation for ladies' pets and house dogs. 
As a beautifier of the coat, it cannot be excelled and incident- 
ally it kills fleas. 

For neutralizing doggy odor, which is so unpleasant on 
some animals, a bath in a solution made with the "ff" AN- 
TISEPTIC TABULES will prove very effective. 

A dog should never be allowed to run loose immediately 
after washing as he loves to finish up by a good roll on the 
ground thereby necessitating a repetition of the cleansing 
process much to the annoyance of the owner. 



^VTOtJNDS. CUTS. . SORE FEET 

The skin of the dog at all times swarms with the Microbes 
that are capable of causing suppuration. But, as long as the 
skin remains intact and the defensive power of the organism 
does not fall l)elow par, nothing out of the way happens and 
things remain about normal. The skin acts as a sort of pro- 
tective barrier interposed between the subjacent tissues and 
the great horde of ravenous Microbes on the outside striving 
for admission to the fertile feeding grounds beyond. Let there 
be a breach in the continuity of this barrier in the form of a 
cut or wound and the Microbes rush in. But Nature has pro- 
vided an inherent means of defence in the form of the Blood- 
cells which immediately mobilize at the threatened area, 
form a protective layer about the adjacent tissues and proceed 
to tackle the invaders. More or less of the Blood-cells lose 
their lives in the fray and thus is formed the substance we 
know as matter or pus. which is composed of dead Blood- 
cells, Microbes and liody-fluids. The same process goes on 
that is described in the chapter on Distemper which the 
reader is advised to carefully peruse. If this pus can drain 
away by a free means of exit, the Blood-cells will soon win 



the victory and expel the intruders and by the process known 
as granulation gradually reunite the divided tissues. When 
a dog licks a wound he is engaged in helping the drainage 
process. Now, the skin of the dog is pretty tough and thick 
and pus does not easily find its way out unless the opening 
is of fair size or the skin itself is invaded and broken down, 
but rather it tends to gravitate in the direction of least resist- 
ance which is through the loose tissues lying immediately 
beneath the skin and uniting the latter to the more solid 
structures of the frame. It is the accumulation of undrained 
pus that presents the great danger of wounds and cuts. Un- 
drained pus rapidly increases in volume, ever burrowing in 
a dependent direction till it bursts through at some weakened 
spot at a lower level and thereby affords relief or by absorp- 
tion into the system gives rise to general blood-poisoning and 
death. 

When a dog suffers from SORE PADS, almost the same 
process goes on. The outer tough protective covering is 
worn down to the point where it enables the Microbes to stir 
things up in the softer tissues beneath. Sore Pads must be 
distinguished from INTERDIGITAL ECZEMA, which is a 
closely related trouble, but in which there is suppuration be- 
tween the toes owing to the defensive power of the organism 
being in an atonic condition. Both give rise to more or less 
lameness. 

TREATMENT. From what has been said above it will be 
realized that the whole problem of treating wounds and sores 
lies in affording efiicient drainage and in assisting Nature to 
do the rest. If the wounded area could be kept perfectly free 
of infection, complete and rapid healing would always follow 
and it is just this condition that surgeons strive to secure 
when performing operations. But, as wounds are always sus- 
tained when we are unprepared for them, we must always look 
upon them as being infected and treat them accordingly. The 
amateur invariably wants to sew up a gaping wound. This 
is in most cases quite the wrong thing to do, considering the 
conditions of exposure under which wounds in the dog have 
to heal, and it is truly remarkable what exceedingly large 
gaping wounds will eventually be drawn together and obliter- 
ated by the granulation process and leave behind the barest 
trace of a scar, which scar in a long-haired dog rarely remains 
visililc. Of course there are exceptions to this general rule, as 
for instance, large slit-wounds of the Ear, commonly the result 
of fighting, in which cases some stitching is usually advisable 
to prevent permanent division. The first thing to do to a 
wound of the skin is to clip away the hair from the surround- 
ing parts so that no matting can subsequently take place 
from the discharges. The next thing is to remove foreign 



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bodies and then to thoroughly cleanse and flush the interior 
of the wound with a stream of a solution made with the "ff" 
ANTISEPTIC TABULES dissolved in warm water and 
directed on to the parts preferably by ineans of a fountain 
syringe. The antiseptic cleansing should be carried out 
thereafter two or three times daily until the parts are well 
on the way to healing, and in the meantime particular atten- 
tion given to possible burrowing of pus beneath the skin. As 
long as there is any sign of discharge the opening which 
usually tends to close too readily, should be kept open rather 
than encouraged to heal. If burrowing takes place it is 
indicated by the development of a wheal. In that event, the 
services of a competent practitioner should be sought at once 
as an opening will have to be made lower down. 

It is usually inadvisable to make use of bandages, gauze, 
or absorbent cotton, as they all tend to imprison the dis- 
charges whereas the object to be aimed at is .to give free 
vent to the latter, and the attention the animal himself will 
always bestow on the lesion is to be encouraged rather 
than hindered; in any case, a dog will usually soon work his 
nose under the most carefully applied bandage. The "ff" 
Antiseptic Tabules, used in solution in the strength indi- 
cated on the package, are entirely non-poisonous to the dog 
and are to be employed in preference to any other substance 
of a similar nature. Above all, solutions containing carbolic 
acid must be rigorously avoided for the dog is highly suscep- 
tible to the poisonous properties of this drug. 

Sore Pads and Interdigital Eczema should be treated by 
allowing the animal to rest and not use its feet more than 
necessary and by soaking the paws for half an hour at a time, 
three or four times daily, in a hot solution of the "ff" 
ANTISEPTIC TABULES, and also by giving internally the 
TONIC GLOBULES. 

In some cases where sores and ulcers exhibit sluggishness 
in healing they should be stimulated by a few applications of 
CANKER GRANULE solution. 



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Dr. Cecil (frenchs^l 



"if" ANTISEPTIC TABULES 

[Non-Polsonous] 

TKe prime essentials of a Kennel Antiseptic are its 
capacitytodestroy the Microbes of Infectious Diseases and 
its incapacity to exert any letKal effect on the Dog. If we 
can add to these two requisites freedom from objectionable 
odor and capacity to deodorize existing odors, we have as 
near an ideal antiseptic as it is possible to produce- 

THE ^^ff" ANTISEPTIC TABULES meet all 

these requirements. . They possess powerful antiseptic 
properties when dissolved in water and yet are absolutely 
harmless to the dog and can be swallowed with impunity. 
They have a slight odor which, however, is not objection- 
able and even refreshing. Used in the bath as a deoderant 
with which to destroy doggy odor they are unsurpassed. 
They are made up in uniform strength so that it is only 
necessary to dissolve one Tabule in a quart of water for any 
purpose whatever, either for washing wounds, for applying 
to the skin in mange and eczematous disorders, for soaking 
sore and cut feet in, and for washing out the kennel in or- 
der to exterminate Distemper and other Microbes. 



PRICE 

Per Vialof GTabules in U.S. A 25c 

in Canada 50c 

in Great Britain ..Zs.Gd. 

in France Fr. 3 

Per Kennel Box of XQO Tabules in U.S. A $3. 

in Canada $5. 

in Great Britain 2 Is. 
in France Fr. 25 



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TERMS 

STRICTLY CASH WITH ORDER. No charge 
accounts are carried. Remittance in full must 
accompany every order and should be in the form of 
postal or express money order only. Stamps will be 
accepted, as also coin, but the sending of such must be at 
the sender's risk, and we are not willing to assume respon- 
sibility if such do not reach our hands. 

To insure safe delivery of packages by mail, 10c extra 
should be enclosed for registration. 

All remedies are mailed or expressed prepaid to any 
part of the United States or Canada free of charge to the 
purchaser. For other points a sufficient sum must be re- 
mitted to cover cost of transportation, but small packages 
usually go through as samples and free of duty. 

All orders are promptly attended to and the goods 
shipped the day the order is received. It should be lemem- 
bered, however, that merchandise, when mailed, goes as 
fourth-class matter, and rarely travels as fast as first-class 
matter, for which reason there is sometimes delay in its 
delivery. To obviate such delay, particularly in case.e of 
persons residing at a distance, it is suggested that the lOcal 
druggist be requested to keep a stock of the remedies on 
hand, but it should be insisted that he send for these par- 
ticular remedies and not for substitutes. 

Some of these remedies are perishable if subjected to 
extremes of heat, such as being placed against the steam 
pipes in the mail cars. Any goods damaged in transit will 
be cheerfully and promptly replaced without extra expense, 
provided they are returned in the condition in which they 
were received. 



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SOMl^: REAL HUSTL3^:RS 

Who do not KEEP our Preparations but SELL Them 
IN U. S. A. 

ALABAMA 

Hartselle Puckett & Orr 

Mol)ile National Drug Store 

ALASKA 

Hot Springs Morrison & Company 

ARIZONA 

Phoenix Sun Drug Company 

ARKANSAS 

Hot Springs Saul's Drug Store 

CALIFORNIA 

Burlingame The Miller Drug Company 

Long Beach Oakford Drug Company 

Los Angeles The Central Drug Company 

The Germain Seed & Plant Company 
L. M. Grider's Birdland 

Oakland The Golden Gate Pet Stock Company 

Pasadena H. H. Webb, Druggist 

San Diego San Diego Bird Store 

San Francisco ....The Ferry Drug Store 
Robison Bros. Bird Store 
Any Wakelee Pharmacy 

COLORADO 

Colorado Springs. . Robinson Drug Company 

Denver Any Scholtz Drug Company Store 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

Washington Lewis Flemer's Drug Stores 

Schmid's Bird Store 

W. S. Thompson Pharmacy 

FLORIDA 

Jacksonville The Bettes Pharmacy 

Delgado's Pharmacy 
Cottondale The City Drug Store 

GEORGIA 

Covington .' The City Pharmacy 



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ILLINOIS 

Bloomington H. J. Frey, Druggist 

Chicago The Economical Drug Company 

123 N. State Street 
Horner's Pharmacy 

Cor. Elston and Montrose Avenues 

Peoria DeKroyft's Pharmacy 

Wilmington Cassingham & Sons, Druggists 

IOWA 

Atlantic Lewis & Harrison, Druggists 

Lyons George W. Schenk, Druggist 

KANSAS 

Topeka F. H. Durant, Druggist 

Wichita Cookson Drug Company 

KENTUCKY 

Lexington Barnes & Hall. Druggists 

LOUISIANA 

Baton Rouge ....H. C. Paulsen & Son, Druggists 

MAINE 

Dexter Dexter Pharmacy 

Portland H. H. Hay Sons' Drug Store 

MARYLAND 

Baltimore The John Maurice Company 

Thomas & Thompson's Drug Store 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Boston Tver Johnson Sporting Goods Co. 

Any Jaynes or Louis K. Liggett Store 
Thomas HoUis & Co., Druggists 

Lynn Frank H. Broad, Pharmacist 

Davis & Young, Druggists 

J. Maro-Harriman Drug Company 

Springfield F'rank S. Stone, Druggist 

Taunton I\ \\'. Guillo, Druggist 

MICHIGAN 

Detroit Edward's Bird Store 

Royco & Passmore's Bird Store 
Sault Ste. Marie.. Joseph Maltas, Druggist 

MINNESOTA 

Glenwood Clements Drug Company 

MISSOURI 

Higginsville Land & Field, Druggists 

St. Louis I^pratts Patent Limited 



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MONTANA 

Butte Newbro Drug Company 

NEW JERSEY 

Burlington John Riggs, Druggist 

East Millstone ...J. C. Thatcher, Druggist 

Newark Edward L. Bucher'g Bird Store 

Chas. W. Menk, Druggist 
The Newark Bird Store 
George H. Schoner's Bird Store 
Spratt's Patent Limited 

Plainfield The City Pharmacy 

Dudley S. Miller Company, Druggists 
West New York... West New York Pharmacy 

NEW YORK 

Albany W. M. W'hitney & Company 

Buffalo S. O. Barnum & Son Company 

Bert J. Putnam's Bird Store 

Gloversville W. G. Demarest's Drug Store 

Hudson Falls . . . . Smalley's Pharmacy 

New York City. . . Reeder Brothers' Drug Store 

415 Madison Avenue 

Any Riker-Hegeman or Louis K. Lig- 
gett Store 
Springside Dog Palace 

29 East Fourth Street 

Rochester Walter F. MacGuire, Pharmacist 

Rockville Centre.. John F. Klipp, Pharmacist 
Schenectady Walker's Pharmacy 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Raleigh F. W^ Parker Drug Company 

OHIO 

Cincinnati Dow's Drug Store 

Cleveland . Physicians & Surgeons Pharmacy 

Marietta A. J. Richards, Druggist 

OREGON 

Portland Clarke, Woodward Drug Company 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Altoona G. Casanave's Harness Store 

Bryn Mawr Moore's Pharmacy 

Greensburg S. P. Brown, Druggist 

Harry Thomas, Druggist 

McKeesport C. L. Kelly's Seed Store 

Philadelphia Any Geo. B. Evans Drug Store 

RHODE ISLAND 

Newport J. R. Lorah & Company, Druggists 



SOUTH DAKOTA 

Aberdeen The Lacey Drug Company 

Rasmnssen Drug Company 
Redheld C. B. Warne, Druggist 

TENNESSEE 

Greeneville The Square Drug Store 

VERMONT 

Burlington Bellrose Pharmacy 

VIRGINIA 

Lynchburg C. H. S. Snead & Co.. Druggists 

Norfolk ." Mrs. F. Mudd's Bird Store 

Martin's Pliarmacy 
Pulaski Seagle's Pharmacy 

WASHINGTON 

Seattle Piper & Taft, Sporting Goods Dealers 

WISCONSIN 

La Crosse Hebberd & Company, Druggists 

Milwaukee Milwaukee Pet Stock Store 

IN CANADA 

ALBERTA 

Calgary James Findlay Drug Company 

Edmonton Geo. H. Graydon, Pharmacist 

BRITISH COLUMBIA 

New Westminster.. H. Ryall, Druggist 

Vancouver Cunningham Drug Store No. 2 

Victoria D. E. Campbell. Druggist 

MANITOBA 

Winnipeg Hingston-Smith Arms Company 

NEW BRUNSWICK 

St. John H. Chipman Smith & Co., Druggists 

NOVA SCOTIA 

Halifax Brown Bros. & Co., Chemists 

ONTARIO 

Hamilton Parke & Parke, Druggists 

Ottawa Weldon J. Graham, Druggist 

Toronto Hennessey Drug Co., Ltd. 

E. G. West & Co., Druggists 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 

Charlottetown E. A. Foster, Druggist 



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QUEBEC 

Montreal Dowler's Pharmacy 

Quebec L. E. Martel, Pharmacist 

Henry Willis, Dispensing Chemist 
Westmount William S. Stone, Druggist 

IN NEWFOUNDLAND 

St. John's McMurdo & Company, Druggists 



This Space Reserved for Other 

HUSTLERS 

Who Want to Join Our Agents' 

Procession and Push 

Along a Good 

Thing 

Only Druggists 

Sporting Goods Dealers 

and Bird and Seed Stores 

are Eligible 



SEND IN YOUR APPLICATIONS 
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE 



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INDEX 



Page 

Agents, List of 65 

Antiseptic Tabules, "ff" . . . . 62 
Artificial Feeding of Puppies 

(illustrations) 4 

Black Tongue 17 

Canker of the Ear 12 

Canker Granules (illustration) 14 

Canker of the Mouth 15 

Capsules, Vermicide (illustra- 
tion) li^ 

Convulsions 34 

Cuts 60 

Diarrhea 31 

Diseases, Skin 50 

Diseases of the Urinary 

Organs 33 

Distemper 37 

Dysentery 31 

Ear, Canker of the 12 

Eczema ^^ 

Eczema, Interdigital 61 

Emergency Emetic (illustra- 
tion) 35 

Enteric Globules (illustration) 32 
Eye Powder, "ff" (illustra- 

"tion) 10 

Eyes, Film over the H 

Eyes, Inflammation of the... H 
"iff" Antiseptic Tabules (illus- 
tration) 62 

"ff" Eye Powder (illustra- 
tion) 1" 

"ff" Foaming Shampoo (illus- 
tration) 5^ 

"ff" Skin Powder (illustra- 
tion) •'^•''' 

"ff' Skin Salve (illustration) 54 

Peed, How to 

Feeding of Puppies, Artifica! 

(illustrations) 4 

Feet, Sore 60 

Film over the Eye H 

Pits 34 

Fleas 56 

Foodstuffs, Proper 2 

Foreword 1 

Globules, Enteric (illustration) 32 
Globules, Tonic (illustration) 49 
Granules, Canker (illustra- 
tion) !■* 

Hair, Loss of ^"^ 

Hives ^'^ 

Hookworms (illustration).... 24 



Housebreak, How to 9 

How to Feed 2 

How to Give Medicines 8 

Inflammation of the Eyes. ... 11 

Interdigital Eczema 61 

Intestinal Worms 19 

Lice 57 

Loss of Hair 57 

Mange 50 

Meals Daily, Number of. . . . 7 

Medicines, How to give 8 

Mouth, Canker of the 15 

Mouth, Warts in the 16 

Nerve Storms 34 

Pads, Sore 61 

Powder, "ff" Eye (illustra- 
tion) 10 

Powder, "ff" Skin Powder 

(illustration) 55 

Puppies, Artificial Feeding of 

(illustrations) 4 

Purgative Pilules . (illustra- 
tion) 27 

Ringworm 50 

Roundworms (illustration) . . 20 
Shampoo, "ff" Foaming (illus- 
tration) 59 

Skin Diseases 50 

Skin Powder, "flf" (illustra- 
tion) 55 

Skin Salve, "ff" (illustra- 
tion) 54 

Sore Feet 60 

Sore Pads ' 61 

Tabules, "flf" Antiseptic (illus- 
tration) 62 

Tapeworms (illustration) ... 22 

Teeth, The 15 

Terms 64 

Tongue, Black 17 

Tonic Globules (illustration) . 49 

Toxins 43 

Urinarv Organs, Diseases of 

the ■ 33 

Vermicide Capsules (illustra- 
tion) 18 

Warts in the Mouth 16 

Washing Dogs 58 

Worms, Hook (illustration) . . 24 

Worms, Intestinal 19 

Worms, Round (illustration) . 20 

Worms, Tape (illustration).. 22 

Wounds 60 



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